diff --git a/src/bin/netconf/.gitignore b/src/bin/netconf/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..053be53a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/netconf/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+kea-netconf
+kea-netconf.8
+netconf_messages.cc
+netconf_messages.h
+s-messages