diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62de6f1bf9..d8b0bd3842 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ depcomp
 install-sh
 ltmain.sh
 missing
+configure~
 
 aclocal.m4
 m4/libtool.m4