diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e391f44c3d8..bf8625dd68c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ check_code_cleanliness_workspace/
 *.log
 .tycho-consumer-pom.xml
 /eclipse/
+/*~