diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 13d036005..fe455c159 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ docs/utils/*.pyc
 /deps/downloads/
 
 # vim stuff
-*.swp
+.*.sw?
 
 # IDE files
 .idea