diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88fc45a5d3e6393ec741bdcde9b09edfd146f48e..e71c717b57a0382931bd8b795e3b237582fd3abd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ dist/
 downloads/
 eggs/
 .eggs/
-lib/
 lib64/
 parts/
 sdist/