diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9ad8be9..ccb8f92f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ include/libopencmsis/vf6xx/
 netbeans
 .idea/
 .project
+
+# cscope databases
+cscope.out