diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 706a608dd..7bfeaf75e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 *.rej
 .cppcheck-suppress
 TAGS
+tags
 ccan/tools/configurator/configurator
 ccan/ccan/cdump/tools/cdump-enumstr
 gen_*