diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 361ae28708..bc10d9a4ed 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dangerfile.py			 export-ignore
 /conftools			 export-ignore
 /doc/design			 export-ignore
 /doc/dev			 export-ignore
+/tests/bench/names.csv		 export-ignore
 /util/**			 export-ignore
 /util/bindkeys.pl		-export-ignore
 /util/check-make-install.in	-export-ignore