diff --git a/bindings/perl/.gitignore b/bindings/perl/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4edbf12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/perl/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Makefile
+*.bs
+*.c
+*.o
+*.old
+Sigar_generated.xs
+blib
+pm_to_blib