diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1f31514d06..ccf3f256579 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ gnustmp*
 *~
 \#*\#
 ChangeLog
-[0-9]*.patch
 [0-9]*.txt
 /vc-dwim-log-*