diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f3f09a874..66416e27d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.o
 *.lo
 *.a
+*.la
 *.in
 *.[ch]e
 *.log
diff --git a/examples/plugins/c-json-filetype/.gitignore b/examples/plugins/c-json-filetype/.gitignore
index 20be8dc105..2ef7c8a82b 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/c-json-filetype/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/plugins/c-json-filetype/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 !/Makefile.in
 *.so
-*.la
diff --git a/examples/plugins/ci-capture/.gitignore b/examples/plugins/ci-capture/.gitignore
index ee845fbb0f..670fccfc07 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/ci-capture/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/plugins/ci-capture/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 !/Makefile.in
 *.o
 *.so
-*.la