diff --git a/desktop/.gitignore b/desktop/.gitignore
index d99cb2f9f8..900b8713b3 100644
--- a/desktop/.gitignore
+++ b/desktop/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 /org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml
 /gimp.desktop.in
 /gimp.desktop
+/gimp-data-extras.metainfo.xml.in
 /gimp-data-extras.metainfo.xml
 /.thumbnails