diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9bc3db47d..d7048d2f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ makefile
 !inform7/Tests/Test Makes/Eg*/makefile
 tags
 *.glkdata
+*.exe
 
 resources/App HTML/
 resources/Changes/Output/
diff --git a/scripts/inform.giscript b/scripts/inform.giscript
index ad6aa5150..f75fda92e 100644
--- a/scripts/inform.giscript
+++ b/scripts/inform.giscript
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ makefile
 !inform7/Tests/Test Makes/Eg*/makefile
 tags
 *.glkdata
+*.exe
 
 resources/App HTML/
 resources/Changes/Output/