diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 86389ef4f..a9c71e43b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Makefile.in
 *.log
 *.o
 *.trs
+*~
 version.m4
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache/