diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cda275ec73b289c3c230ff9195ecaae4c800b71a..37f2c1dcd99d8f9102ad396ebe467d19b878a95b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 *.orig
 *.a
 *.o
+*~
 
 #
 # Top-level generic files