diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e78688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+build-aux
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+lib/.deps/
+lib/.libs/
+lib/Makefile
+lib/Makefile.in
+lib/*.lo
+lib/*.o
+lib/*.la
+*.tar.gz
+libtool
+m4/
+tests/.deps/
+tests/Makefile
+tests/Makefile.in
diff --git a/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx b/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx
index dda474f..3d4dc80 100644
--- a/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx
+++ b/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cdef extern from "stdlib.h":
     void free(void* ptr)
 
 
-cdef extern from "sirocco.hpp":
+cdef extern from "sirocco.h":
     mpfr_t* homotopyPath_mp (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec)
     double * homotopyPath (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I)