diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5b5fe87af74..962b5a0b2624 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /bjam
 /bootstrap.log
 /boost
+/dist
 /project-config.jam
 /stage
 /user-config.jam