diff --git a/Global/Emacs.gitignore b/Global/Emacs.gitignore
index c2205c064159033fc978ef656bd1df9e414855b6..7d3aad7ffb5f98d19bf5f0dda3de0ea83b478e89 100644
--- a/Global/Emacs.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Emacs.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: gitignore; -*-
 *~
 \#*\#
 /.emacs.desktop