diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/.gitignore b/arch/xtensa/boot/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..38177c7ebcab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+uImage
+zImage.redboot
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/.gitignore b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ff8fbb8561b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boot.lds
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/.gitignore b/arch/xtensa/kernel/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5f676c3c224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vmlinux.lds