diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 *.rej
 *~
 *.o
-.#.*
 *.log
 *.lo
 *.tar.*
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 .deps/*
 
 syntax: regexp
+(.*/)?\#[^/]*\#$
 ^doc/html/.*
 ^autom4te.cache/.*
 ^build-aux/.*