diff --git a/.bazelignore b/.bazelignore
index 96fc1a2..5853453 100644
--- a/.bazelignore
+++ b/.bazelignore
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@
 # TODO(scotttodd): enable when Dawn HAL implementation is functional
 iree/hal/dawn
 iree/tools/web
+
+# TODO: enable this when Java bindings are wired up.
+bindings/java