diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4282909..ef4f0748 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ libnotmuch*.dylib
 *.[ao]
 *~
 .*.swp
-*.elc
 releases
diff --git a/emacs/.gitignore b/emacs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5421301c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.eldeps*
+*.elc