diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4f001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+sowm
+sowm.o
+config.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2549d3a..bda1ceb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ BINDIR?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 
 CC ?= gcc
 
-all: sowm
+all: config.h sowm
+
+config.h:
+	cp config.def.h config.h
 
 sowm: sowm.o
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -Os -o $@ $+ $(LDADD)
diff --git a/config.h b/config.def.h
similarity index 100%
rename from config.h
rename to config.def.h