diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a24b0107..36c0b7697 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ makefile
 build*
 prebuilt
 
+##windows build process
+/deps
+
 ## doxygen
 Doxygen