diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5044e9e2659c8b5a0c22869903815dd315a8a346..ddb6eb0807ae7e99fe62d482f365e1c3dbd47f86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ qrc_*.cpp
 *.Debug
 *.Release
 
+# translation related:
+share/qtcreator/translations/extract-mimetypes.xq
+
 # Directories to ignore
 # ---------------------