diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ccfe34a2..997182583 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /build*
+/debian
+/obj-*
 pkg
 *.kdev4
 *~
diff --git a/package/debian/.gitignore b/package/debian/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d23f265aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/debian/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+magnum-dev.debhelper.log
+magnum-dev.substvars
+magnum-dev/
+magnum.debhelper.log
+magnum.postinst.debhelper
+magnum.postrm.debhelper
+magnum.substvars
+magnum/
+files
+tmp/