diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5630ac9..6f06df1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
 
 dist-hook: libxml.spec
 	-cp libxml.spec $(distdir)
-	(cd $(srcdir) ; tar -cf - --exclude CVS win32 test result SAXresult ) | (cd $(distdir); tar xf -)
+	(cd $(srcdir) ; tar -cf - --exclude CVS win32 macos vms test result SAXresult ) | (cd $(distdir); tar xf -)
 
 cleantar:
 	@(rm -f libxslt*.tar.gz)
@@ -568,7 +568,6 @@
              libxml.m4 \
              example/Makefile.am example/gjobread.c example/gjobs.xml \
 	     $(man_MANS) libxml-2.0.pc.in \
-	     vms/build_libxml.com vms/config.vms \
 	     trionan.c trionan.h strio.c strio.h trio.c trio.h \
 	     triop.h triodef.h libxml.h