diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d77c6b19..8e30bfb3c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ local.properties
 **/.target
 **/.factorypath
 **/.springBeans
+**/.checkstyle
 
 
 # PDT-specific