diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e5a11d3..7f37365d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ src/.idea/workspace.xml
 src/mibew/install/package
 src/absent_*
 src/release*
+
+# Do not index custom locales
+src/mibew/locales/*
+!src/mibew/locales/en/
+!src/mibew/locales/names/