diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
index e69de29bb..64d9bbcdd 100644
--- a/m4/.gitignore
+++ b/m4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/libtool.m4
+/lt*.m4