diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2c1aa5be9e1261caedb7eda626be03aa08131f6..42661621bae74ef9ed49c5d579dcf090310c8e6b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ hcana
 *.[oad]
 *~
 *.so
-\#.*\#
+\#*\#
 
 # Examples directory
 examples/*.root