diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d37449f35..9182cab105 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ mkpkg-temp
 # crap
 .DS_Store
 .directory
+
+# ignore git repos from update scripts
+tools/mkpkg/*.git