diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 95c9e6b..41aa2de 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = doc/lsyncd.1.txt inotify.c fsevents.c bin2carray.lua \
 doc/lsyncd.1: doc/lsyncd.1.txt
 	$(A2X) --format=manpage $<
 
-CLEANFILES = runner.out defaults.out runner.c defaults.c doc/lsyncd.1
+CLEANFILES = runner.out defaults.out runner.c defaults.c
 
 # compiles the runner and the defaults into the binary
 lsyncd_LDADD += runner.o defaults.o