diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9182cab105..6d0a04d89d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ mkpkg-temp
 
 # ignore git repos from update scripts
 tools/mkpkg/*.git
+
+# ignore old linux configs
+projects/**/*.old