diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ada31f32e0..31807f67dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ OpenRA.app
 
 # backup files by various editors
 *~
+*.orig
 # dependency DLLs (different for every platform!)
 cg.dll
 cgGL.dll