diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc389c95800..2b9fb4a53af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 Makefile
-*.o
-*.obj
 *.pyc
 *~
 *.diff
@@ -22,6 +20,8 @@ CMakeFiles
 /bin/
 /lib/
 config.h
+*.o
+*.obj
 
 # files related to bulding in-tree on windows
 /.vs/