diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 871b2905b7..b0c3a9e171 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "snappy"]
 	path = go/swift-rpc-losf/snappy
 	url = https://github.com/google/snappy.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "leveldb"]
 	path = go/swift-rpc-losf/leveldb
 	url = https://github.com/google/leveldb.git