diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd6ba1c71e91c75dd48446de27981d4f2533297c..3ce57ccd585cd0a991644dd14419496e2a94546a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ test-qmp-output-visitor
 test-string-input-visitor
 test-string-output-visitor
 test-visitor-serialization
+fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper
 fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.1
 fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.pod
 .gdbinit