diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb4e9d7f6..4c6ae3762 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Makefile
 *.so.*
 *.so
 *.a
-
+*~
+*.orig
+*.rej
 # old skool
 .svn
 *.pri