diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f3f1a9520c..7109373b7f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # Byte compiled python modules.
 *.pyc
 # vim swap files
-.*.swp
+.*.sw?
 .sw?
 #OS X specific files.
 .DS_store