diff --git a/compat/.gitignore b/compat/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e687f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+libusb-1.0/libusb/libusb-1.0.la
+libusb-1.0/libusb/*.lo
+libusb-1.0/libusb/os/*.lo