diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index c430f3d..7f4382d 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ syntax: glob
 *.Po
 *.Plo
 *.pc
+*~
 
 libevent-*-stable/Makefile
 libevent-*-stable/config.h