diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index baeb8fb5..ef37e674 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ AUTHORS
 INSTALL
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
+TAGS
 acconf.h
 acconf.h.in
 aclocal.m4