diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b5c88ce04ab..459fe556c7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
 # Visual studio temporaries, except a file used by QL4VS
 .vs/*
 !.vs/VSWorkspaceSettings.json
+
+# It's useful (though not required) to be able to unpack codeql in the ql checkout itself
+/codeql/