diff --git a/src/bin/overrides/.cvsignore b/src/bin/overrides/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c307ded49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/overrides/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+gnucash-build-env
+gnucash-env
+guile