diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 228b7abe..e2440642 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 rpm/
 *.pyc
+*.pyo
 *~
+*.o
diff --git a/appvm/.gitignore b/appvm/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edd6d099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appvm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+qubes_add_pendrive_script
+qubes_penctl
+qvm-open-in-dvm
diff --git a/common/.gitignore b/common/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03034a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meminfo-writer
diff --git a/dom0/restore/.gitignore b/dom0/restore/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0535ab8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom0/restore/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+qubes_restore
+xenfreepages
+xenstore-watch