diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38f7f9742f..c8b04b8dc2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ src/sonic-daemon-base/build
 src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base.egg-info
 
 src/sonic-py-common/**/*.pyc
+src/sonic-py-common/.eggs/
 src/sonic-py-common/build
 src/sonic-py-common/dist
 src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common.egg-info