diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6986c74..a892224 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 .vscode/
 CMakeCache.txt
 CMakeFiles
-Makefile
 cmake_install.cmake
 midas.log
 ePowerSwitchFront
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29