diff --git a/TeX.gitignore b/TeX.gitignore
index 6f1c69605546b5fa8694261fc27df4564915c6b0..e6598ba17279ba13dd91095e2699c30ebf2a570d 100644
--- a/TeX.gitignore
+++ b/TeX.gitignore
@@ -237,3 +237,6 @@ TSWLatexianTemp*
 
 # standalone packages
 *.sta
+
+# generated if using elsarticle.cls
+*.spl