diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 2e058acbc..828b54ff8 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ latex/
 
 # Ignore file Qt translation.
 *.qm
+
+# Ignore Mercurial .orig files
+*.orig