diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 371c5a0..82bdc9d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #  CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 SUBDIRS = src man
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = ChangeLog INSTALL
 
 if BUILD_LINUXDOC
 README.r128: README.r128.sgml