diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 923287f1..440f91ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ GNUmakefile.deps
 *.patch
 
 #################
-## GCC
+## GNU/GCC
 #################
 
+## Ignore GNU/GCC artifacts
+a.out
+
 ## Ignore GCC temproary files. It appears Fedora
 ## changed a behavior somewhere along the lines