diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index c67cde04f..4ca813593 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ const defaultIgnore = `# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
 *.swp
 *.bak
 *.tmp
+*.orig
 *~
 # Various IDEs
 .project