diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d56c055be1f0a23265da52a1bd65e6bea6556f47..5765088d6fa876baedf305d1d7bc85a5b64e0a5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 build
 .sconsign.dblite
 *.o
+*.swp
+