diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40838bcc7fa8d7..98af21e6c3a2a3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ deps/uv/docs/src/guide/
 
 # do not override V8's .gitignore
 !deps/v8/**
+# ignore VS compiler output unhandled by V8's .gitignore
+deps/v8/src/Debug/
+deps/v8/src/Release/
+deps/v8/src/inspector/Debug/
+deps/v8/src/inspector/Release/