diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 229b3a2693..648c711b21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ wp-tests-config.php
 
 # Files and folders that get created in wp-content
 /src/wp-content/blogs.dir
+/src/wp-content/database
 /src/wp-content/fonts
 /src/wp-content/languages
 /src/wp-content/mu-plugins