diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a5f2320d43970024641029bad252346acae7da11..335f204209e2ee45909744c27e3ef29ae7a3ca73 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dist/
 downloads/
 eggs/
 .eggs/
-lib/
 lib64/
 parts/
 sdist/