diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 043920288..fb8990491 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Release/
 *.la
 *.exe
 *.dll
+*.swp
 .DS_Store
 po*/*.gmo
 po*/POTFILES