diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index afd783da5b..73ada9a59d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ clean:: testclean
 
 distclean::
 	$(RM) $(DISTCLEANSUFFIXES)
-	$(RM) version.h config.* libavutil/avconfig.h
+	$(RM) config.* .version version.h libavutil/avconfig.h
 
 config:
 	$(SRC_PATH)/configure $(value LIBAV_CONFIGURATION)