diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfe2eb44a..af33a79de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /configure/*.local
 /modules/RELEASE.*.local
 /modules/Makefile.local
-/.tests-failed
 O.*/
 /QtC-*
 *.orig
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_BASE b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
index 54d19f2cd..0b17dc60a 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_BASE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ TAPTOJUNIT                 = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/tap-to-junit-xml.pl
 PROVE                      = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/epicsProve.pl
 PROVE.tap                  = $(PROVE) --ext .tap --exec "$(CAT)"
 
-TEST_FAILURE_FILENAME      = .tests-failed
+TEST_FAILURE_FILENAME      = .tests-failed.log
 TEST_FAILURE_FILE          = $(TOP)/$(TEST_FAILURE_FILENAME)
 PROVE_FAILURE              = echo $(abspath .)>> $(TEST_FAILURE_FILE)