diff --git a/pkg/pillar/.gitignore b/pkg/pillar/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d16d9a9130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pillar/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*.test
+*.profile*
+coverage.txt
+results.json
+results.xml