diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h
index 71676ba660e..094222f281c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectconstants.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ const char CONFIG_MIMETYPE[]    = "application/vnd.qtcreator.generic.config";
 const char GENERICPROJECT_ID[]  = "GenericProjectManager.GenericProject";
 
 const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_SETTING[] = "GenericProject/FileFilter";
-const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "Makefile*; *.o; *.obj; *~; *.files; *.config; *.creator; *.user; *.includes; *.autosave";
+const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "Makefile*; *.o; *.lo; *.la; *.obj; *~; *.files;"
+    " *.config; *.creator; *.user; *.includes; *.autosave";
 
 const char SHOW_FILE_FILTER_SETTING[] = "GenericProject/ShowFileFilter";
 const char SHOW_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "*.c; *.cc; *.cpp; *.cp; *.cxx; *.c++; *.h; *.hh; *.hpp; *.hxx;";
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
index 04802acda33..85d1dbf8921 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ const char VAR_CURRENTDEVICE_USERNAME[] = "CurrentDevice:UserName";
 const char VAR_CURRENTDEVICE_PRIVATEKEYFILE[] = "CurrentDevice:PrivateKeyFile";
 
 const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_SETTING[] = "GenericProject/FileFilter";
-const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "Makefile*; *.o; *.obj; *~; *.files; *.config; *.creator; *.user; *.includes; *.autosave";
+const char HIDE_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "Makefile*; *.o; *.lo; *.la; *.obj; *~; *.files;"
+    " *.config; *.creator; *.user; *.includes; *.autosave";
 
 const char SHOW_FILE_FILTER_SETTING[] = "GenericProject/ShowFileFilter";
 const char SHOW_FILE_FILTER_DEFAULT[] = "*.c; *.cc; *.cpp; *.cp; *.cxx; *.c++; *.h; *.hh; *.hpp; *.hxx;";