diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52e3ffe..7523abc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /python/dist/
 /python/ustreamer.egg-info/
 /python/root/
+/python/build/
 /janus/build/
 /ustreamer
 /ustreamer-*
diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index c0098b0..85166af 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ install:
 
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf root dist ustreamer.egg-info
+	rm -rf root dist build ustreamer.egg-info