diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
index 767b056b87..bd03d32f68 100644
--- a/tools/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 /gen_eth_addr
 /gen_ethaddr_crc
 /ifdtool
+/ifwitool
 /img2srec
 /kwboot
 /lib/