diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7bc6f6627..bbb149fb4 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "electrum/locale"]
 	path = electrum/locale
-	url = https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-locale
+    url = https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-locale
+    ignore = dirty
 [submodule "electrum/plugins/keepkey/keepkeylib"]
 	path = electrum/plugins/keepkey/keepkeylib
 	url = https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-keepkeylib.git