diff --git a/scripts/remove_temporary_files.sh b/scripts/remove_temporary_files.sh
index d9405f72f05..665ecd2779e 100755
--- a/scripts/remove_temporary_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/remove_temporary_files.sh
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ find . -name "*.sortinc" -delete
 find . -name "astyle*.diff" -delete
 find . -name "*.astyle" -delete
 find . -name "sha*.diff" -delete
+find . -name "*~" -delete