diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dd3ecc0..e71078b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
 MRPROPER_DIRS  += include/config usr/include include/generated          \
 		  arch/*/include/generated .tmp_objdiff
-MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .version .old_version $(version_h) \
+MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .version .old_version \
 		  Module.symvers tags TAGS cscope* GPATH GTAGS GRTAGS GSYMS \
 		  signing_key.priv signing_key.x509 x509.genkey		\
 		  extra_certificates signing_key.x509.keyid		\