diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b408e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.pc
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 5fa23d9..03b27a1 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 debian-branch = master
 pristine-tar = True
 sign-tags = True
+
+[git-import-orig]
+filter = .gitignore