diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7448f72bcf5e2354ab6b92bd2e09600662da1a17..b6de1004f6f96529cac8bcf4fb4817af79588d51 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 *.a
 *.fig
 \#*\#
+*.txt
 
 # Build system rules
 build-aux/*