diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index a9d52359e..3a21b2484 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ cleandir:
 	$(RM) $(OBJECTS) $(TARGETS) $(CLEAN_TARGETS) $(CLEAN_CFLOW) $(LDDEPS) \
 	  $(POTFILES) $(SOURCES:%.c=%.d) $(SOURCES:%.c=%.gcno) $(SOURCES:%.c=%.gcda) \
 	  $(SOURCES2:%.c=%.o) $(SOURCES2:%.c=%.d) $(SOURCES2:%.c=%.gcno) $(SOURCES2:%.c=%.gcda) \
-	  .exported_symbols_generated Makefile core
+	  .exported_symbols_generated core
 
 clean: $(SUBDIRS.clean) cleandir