diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20403f3e..29d34fa5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Makefile.in
 /aclocal.m4
 /compile
 /configure
+configure~
 /depcomp
 /install-sh
 /missing