diff --git a/viewcvs-install b/viewcvs-install
index 276cec60..b5405a08 100755
--- a/viewcvs-install
+++ b/viewcvs-install
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def install_tree(src_path, dst_path, prompt_replace):
   for fname in files:
     # eliminate some items which appear in a development area
     if fname == 'CVS' or fname[-4:] == '.pyc' or fname[-5:] == '.orig' \
-       or fname[-4:] == '.rej' or fname[0] == '.':
+       or fname[-4:] == '.rej' or fname[0] == '.' or fname[-1] ==  '~':
       continue
 
     src = os.path.join(src_path, fname)