diff --git a/ejabberd-base/.gitignore b/ejabberd-base/.gitignore
index 1fbd59d..34d07a5 100644
--- a/ejabberd-base/.gitignore
+++ b/ejabberd-base/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 db/
 ejbuild/
+log/
 *.tar.gz