diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 605cade94d773b32c3d3c79d2340e247aad51886..f592f4af3a3f3247409290df5f66a23b31826201 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ dist/
 downloads/
 eggs/
 .eggs/
-lib/
 lib64/
 parts/
 sdist/