diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be17e244550..06dac174a96 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 *.tgz
 *.tar.gz
 *.tar.bz2
+*.tar.xz
 .FBCIndex
 .FBCLockFolder
 .deps