diff --git a/benchmarks/coremark-pro/.gitignore b/benchmarks/coremark-pro/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..617cd88b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/coremark-pro/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/coremark-pro
diff --git a/benchmarks/fio/.gitignore b/benchmarks/fio/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97c3b30d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/fio/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/fio
diff --git a/netutils/libwebsockets/.gitignore b/netutils/libwebsockets/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53943e1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netutils/libwebsockets/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/libwebsockets