diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b4bd577d13..3b5e79a31e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ trove_test.sqlite
 run_tests.log
 guest-agent-files.txt
 trove.egg*
+.eggs/
 trove/vcsversion.py
 *py*.egg
 .coverage