diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/.gitignore
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index 000000000000..822a1e63d045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/.gitignore
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+pidfd_test