diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c0aba19e7..2c1c536ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # stuff "git status" should ignore
 
 # build output
-.*
+.libs
+.deps
 *.o
 *.a
 *.lo
 *.la
 *.in
 
+# editor files
+*.swp
+
 startup_tcl.c
 xscale_debug.h