diff --git a/Elisp.gitignore b/Elisp.gitignore
index 9b4291b7fe84bd3c7ec2b4a483280a06f5bbebf5..89a7597718fd51387a3514f81e588851f1c0fbd6 100644
--- a/Elisp.gitignore
+++ b/Elisp.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 
 # Packaging
 .cask
+
+# Backup files
+*~
\ No newline at end of file