diff --git a/plug-ins/.cvsignore b/plug-ins/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f592f00b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plug-ins/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+build
diff --git a/plug-ins/libgck/gck/.cvsignore b/plug-ins/libgck/gck/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0486ddb87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plug-ins/libgck/gck/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+.deps
+_libs
+*.lo
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/.cvsignore b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in