diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index b465d8b5aa..2e3d1d8136 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
      nm-gvaluearray-compat.h \
      nm-test-utils.h \
      nm-settings-flags.h
+
+CLEANFILES=nm-version.h
diff --git a/libnm-util/Makefile.am b/libnm-util/Makefile.am
index 79c3706b85..873e8547dc 100644
--- a/libnm-util/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnm-util/Makefile.am
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libnm-util.pc
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = libnm-util.pc
-CLEANFILES = 
+CLEANFILES = nm-version.h
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libnm-util.pc.in libnm-util.ver nm-version.h.in