diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 911600d5..a4a9f87c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ xml2Conf.sh: xml2Conf.sh.in Makefile
 	&& mv xml2Conf.tmp xml2Conf.sh
 
 CLEANFILES = runxmlconf.log test.out xml2Conf.sh *.gcda *.gcno *.res
-DISTCLEANFILES = COPYING libxml2.syms missing.lst
+DISTCLEANFILES = COPYING missing.lst
 
 confexecdir=$(libdir)
 confexec_DATA = xml2Conf.sh