diff --git a/tools/qwaq/.gitignore b/tools/qwaq/.gitignore
index 4ae672384..7b4cdba12 100644
--- a/tools/qwaq/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/qwaq/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 *.d
-#.dat
+*.dat
 *.la
 *.lo
 .deps