diff --git a/helix-syntax/build.rs b/helix-syntax/build.rs
index 70d71f92..f50c48d1 100644
--- a/helix-syntax/build.rs
+++ b/helix-syntax/build.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fn build_dir(dir: &str, language: &str) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let ignore = vec!["tree-sitter-typescript".to_string()];
+    let ignore = vec!["tree-sitter-typescript".to_string(), ".DS_Store".to_string()];
     let dirs = collect_tree_sitter_dirs(&ignore);
 
     let mut n_jobs = 0;