diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab8a13c..ca7a06e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 *~
 
 # Generated by autotools
+.libs
+m4
 .deps
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache
@@ -20,9 +22,12 @@ compile
 libtool
 ltmain.sh
 
+
 # Compiled executables
 *.o
 *.a
+*.lo
+*.la
 src/evmctl
 tests/openclose
 config.h