diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 090d7c3aee..fce7d1d993 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ node_modules
 static
 .grunt
 _SpecRunner.html
+__benchmarks__
 build/
 .module-cache
 *.gem