diff --git a/util/lint/lint-000-license-headers b/util/lint/lint-000-license-headers
index e6c62b9ad5..b9d93fd77c 100755
--- a/util/lint/lint-000-license-headers
+++ b/util/lint/lint-000-license-headers
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ EXAMPLE|\
 NEWS|\
 ChangeLog|\
 Dockerfile|\
+\.gitignore$|\
 \.in$|\
 \.[18]$|\
 \.md$|\