diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 18e961dfbf..07e1d8cece 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
 aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
 configure
 orconfig.h
 orconfig.h.in
diff --git a/contrib/.cvsignore b/contrib/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6541c8f840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+tor.sh
+tor.spec