diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 842ed2f..f13decf 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ indexhtml: indexhtml/index.css
 	install -Dpm644 indexhtml/indexhtml.desktop $(datadir)/applications/indexhtml.desktop
 
 hidden-menu-entries:
-	for entry in alt-alt_linux alt-docs-main ccsm cups dosbox flash-player-properties fp gnuplot htop ImageMagick lftp links2 mc nano nvidia-settings policyeditor ppapi-plugin-adobe-flash pysol uxterm wine-winemine xfce-xfcalendar-settings xterm gnome-mplayer mplayer gmplayer;do \
+	for entry in `cat menu/hidden-menu-entries`;do \
 	  echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nHidden=true" > menu/applications/$$entry.desktop; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/menu/hidden-menu-entries b/menu/hidden-menu-entries
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc26ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/menu/hidden-menu-entries
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+alt-alt_linux
+alt-docs-main
+ccsm
+cups
+dosbox
+flash-player-properties
+fp
+gnuplot
+htop
+ImageMagick
+lftp
+links2
+mc
+nano
+nvidia-settings
+policyeditor
+ppapi-plugin-adobe-flash
+pysol
+uxterm
+wine-winemine
+xfce-xfcalendar-settings
+xterm
+gnome-mplayer
+mplayer
+gmplayer