diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/.gitignore b/arch/x86/boot/.gitignore
index 1189be057ebd..070ef534c915 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/.gitignore
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ fdimage
 mtools.conf
 image.iso
 hdimage
+tools/