diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a4ae5eba..11f20752 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 *~
 *#
 *egg-info
+*.so
+*.bak
 doc/source/api
 doc/build
 source/api
-scikits/image/opencv/*.so
-scikits/image/opencv/*.bak