diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c51de4db..403c20afe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ nova/vcsversion.py
 tools/conf/nova.conf*
 tools/lintstack.head.py
 tools/pylint_exceptions
+etc/nova/nova.conf.sample