diff --git a/TeX.gitignore b/TeX.gitignore
index b6418e5176667f2b353ada25921f85c3ce2d4b49..a083b9b4b8d7cf48307ce25ab7562c7aa3cf8aef 100644
--- a/TeX.gitignore
+++ b/TeX.gitignore
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ TSWLatexianTemp*
 *~[0-9]*
 
 # auto folder when using emacs and auctex
-/auto/*
+./auto/*
+*.el
 
 # expex forward references with \gathertags
 *-tags.tex