diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4cf3b24d7..a2f08b56b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ subunit.log
 cover
 *.pyc
 .idea
-*.swp
+*.sw?
 *.egg
 *~
 .tox