diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c87da83..36fde35 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@
 confexecdir=$(libdir)
 confexec_DATA = xmlConf.sh
 
+CLEANFILES=xmlConf.sh
+
 EXTRA_DIST = xmlConf.sh.in
 
 confexecdir=$(libdir)