diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 614b6ed7a0b1b63c7e7c9f32892cfd72d2926c80..270ed56ecf690d00db5abf8b4d91f3c72eb018e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ sparc-[234]
 sparc-8bit-[234]
 build-*
 
+# Ignore emacs files
+*~
+
+# Ignore fasls
+*.fasl
+*.sse2f
+*.x86f
+*.ppcf
+*.sparcf
+
 # Ignore files generated by TeX
 src/docs/cmu-user/*.aux
 src/docs/cmu-user/*.cdx