diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/.gitignore b/contrib/pyzfs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1d000d64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+build
+pyzfs.egg-info
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am b/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
index 49b6a6f298..f27216a77e 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ install-exec-local:
 	--verbose
 
 clean:	clean-local
+	rm -rf build/ pyzfs.egg-info/
 
 clean-local: