diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49b886e7e..9b799c1f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.gch
 *.gcda
 *.gcno
+*~
 __pycache__
 /.cproject
 /.project