--- a/util/pack.sh
+++ b/util/pack.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 mv -v "${PKGDIR}" "${PKGVERDIR}"
 cd "${PKGVERDIR}"
 
+# Remove the gitignore files
+find . -iname '.gitignore' -exec rm {} ';'
+
 # Remove the debug locale, it's not useful in the released version
 rm -rf ./locale/zz_Debug