diff --git a/cde/.gitignore b/cde/.gitignore
index 18675565c..5f7da6313 100644
--- a/cde/.gitignore
+++ b/cde/.gitignore
@@ -2233,3 +2233,10 @@ util/scripts/xmkmf
 debian/cde-desktop
 debian/patches
 debian/.debhelper
+
+# MSGCAT changes
+programs/dtdspmsg/MsgCat.c
+programs/dtexec/MsgCat.c
+programs/dtsr/MsgCat.c
+programs/localized/util/MsgCat.c
+