diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4594d7c40c..fe1763dbaa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.la
 *.lo
 *.o
+*~
 .deps/
 .libs/
 __pycache__/