diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7bcf3596b8..1a5cf8e28c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.rej
 *.s
+*.swp
 *~
 .#*
 .deps