diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9d4e86ab10ca..a4382c9ea739 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #==============================================================================#
 # Temp files created by most text editors.
 *~
+# Emacs lock files
+.#*
 # Merge files created by git.
 *.orig
 # Reject files created by patch.