diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4fd165fedb3..ea844d148af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ odoo/addons/base/maintenance
 install/win32/*.bat
 install/win32/meta.py
 
+# needed only when building for win32
+setup/win32/static/less/
+setup/win32/static/wkhtmltopdf/
+setup/win32/static/postgresql*.exe
+
 # various virtualenv
 /bin/
 /build/