diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 2ce00a171..c44b5a59e 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ autom4te.cache
 aclocal.m4
 mkinstalldirs
 stamp-h1
+libtool
diff --git a/src/backends/.cvsignore b/src/backends/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0638d7514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.dirstamp