diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ed76b45..41e6ac45 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ac_cfg.h.in
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache
 configure
+configure~
 depcomp
 install-sh
 compile