diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96c3093b718b9a8ee6d711583018ae836555158a..150288aae2555094adff1f866bb0e4e950f07c9f 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