diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 22483d62..93562e64 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ builddir/
 _build/
 .mypy_cache
 .vscode/
-*.~
+*~
 .DS_Store
 build-aux/flatpak/build
 build-aux/flatpak/.flatpak-builder