diff --git a/check/elements/.gitignore b/check/elements/.gitignore
index 5993deb662..25a235b966 100644
--- a/check/elements/.gitignore
+++ b/check/elements/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 .dirstamp
+audioconvert
+audioresample
 volume
 vorbisdec
diff --git a/check/generic/.gitignore b/check/generic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9eed5cd47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check/generic/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.dirstamp
+states
diff --git a/docs/plugins/.gitignore b/docs/plugins/.gitignore
index 2ef1402d13..50439fccb7 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/.gitignore
+++ b/docs/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ html
 sgml
 xml
 *.stamp
+
+gst-plugins-base-plugins-scan
+gst-plugins-base-plugins-scan.c
+inspect-registry.xml
+
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/.gitignore b/tests/check/elements/.gitignore
index 5993deb662..25a235b966 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/check/elements/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 .dirstamp
+audioconvert
+audioresample
 volume
 vorbisdec
diff --git a/tests/check/generic/.gitignore b/tests/check/generic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9eed5cd47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check/generic/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.dirstamp
+states