diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp b/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp
index 04bb37ad2d..11979a9b77 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ void handle_package(Parser &p, string const & name, string const & opts)
 	else if (name == "nomencl")
 		; // ignore this
 
+	else if (name == "textcomp")
+		; // ignore this
+
 	else if (name == "url")
 		; // ignore this