diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 13ed217e..98e69eb1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ verbatim-data.mk
 maintainer/package-versions
 
 # Compressed files
-*.tar.*
+*.tar*
 *.zip
 *.xz
 *.7zip