diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6aee83ff..e0336e08d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 scripts/
 init-local.el
-irc.el
+init-irc.el
 elpa/
 themes/
 other/
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index a448bf2f2..50b140ac4 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 ;; IRC configuration (erc)
 ;; Actual servers and such are loaded from irc.el
-(load-file-if-exists "~/.emacs.d/irc.el")
+(load-file-if-exists "~/.emacs.d/init-irc.el")
 
 ;; Load magnars' string manipulation library
 (require 's)