diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b98db16..f28ec2dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@
 # Ignore files created during unit tests
 **/MSVisualStudio/**/*.mps
 **/MSVisualStudio/**/*.lp
-**/MSVisualStudio/**/*.out
\ No newline at end of file
+**/MSVisualStudio/**/*.out
+
+# Ignore autotools cache files
+aclocal.m4*
+acinclude.m4
+autom4te*