diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70a795471..de09d600d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 # Mac Specific
 .DS_Store
-project.xcworkspace
 xcuserdata
 *.xcconfig
 mac/build
diff --git a/mac/Audacity.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/WorkspaceSettings.xcsettings b/mac/Audacity.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/WorkspaceSettings.xcsettings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08de0be8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mac/Audacity.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/WorkspaceSettings.xcsettings
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>IDEWorkspaceSharedSettings_AutocreateContextsIfNeeded</key>
+	<false/>
+</dict>
+</plist>