diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 582de14f3..90ac0c6d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ emulationstation
 EmulationStation
 EmulationStation.exe
 
+# Profiling data
+gmon.out
+
 # build directory
 build
 Debug