diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96c3093b71..150288aae2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ doc/[Dd]oxygen/man
 # ignore .timeStamp in the main directory
 /.timeStamp
 
-# ignore .ebrowse in the main directory
-/.ebrowse
+# ignore .tags in the main directory
+/.tags
 
 # end-of-file