diff --git a/tools/qwaq/.gitignore b/tools/qwaq/.gitignore
index 7b4cdba12..b8c37a768 100644
--- a/tools/qwaq/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/qwaq/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *.dat
 *.la
 *.lo
+*.sym
 .deps
 .libs
 .vimrc