diff --git a/lib/kickstart-create b/lib/kickstart-create
index a81a409..66420f6 100755
--- a/lib/kickstart-create
+++ b/lib/kickstart-create
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ target=${1:-.}
 mkdir -p $target{,/roles,/recipes,/files}
 touch $target/{README.md,install.sh,roles/.gitkeep,recipes/.gitkeep,files/.gitkeep}
 chmod +x $target/install.sh
+[ -f $target/.gitignore ] && echo "compile" > $target/.gitignore || echo "compile" >> $target/.gitignore