diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85240e3..70bf9f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 ## SyncTeX files:
 *.synctex
 *.synctex(busy)
+*.synctex.gz
+*.synctex.gz(busy)
 resume.synctex
 resume.synctex(busy)
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a66e03..19e8af4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ coverletter.pdf: $(SRC_DIR)/coverletter.tex
 	$(CC) -output-directory=$(SRC_DIR) $<
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(SRC_DIR)/*.pdf $(SRC_DIR)/*.xdv $(SRC_DIR)/*.fdb_latexmk $(SRC_DIR)/*.fls *.fls
+	rm -rf $(SRC_DIR)/*.pdf $(SRC_DIR)/*.xdv $(SRC_DIR)/*.fdb_latexmk $(SRC_DIR)/*.fls $(SRC_DIR)/*.synctex.gz *.fls