diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 737b076b7a..43f8eb1d72 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ libconftest.dylib*
 .dirstamp
 .libs
 .*.swp
-*.*~*
+*~
 *.bak
 *.rej
 *.orig