diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c53f5c5b54123532d79cb08150facc26d554717..e13fc96322f72db3945e150e6beb2bd37ee2e7da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ patches-*
 patches
 series
 
+# gdb files
+.gdb_history
+
 # cscope files
 cscope.*