diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5f09b647..a1f0208f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -95,4 +95,3 @@ $(man_MANS): %.1: %$(EXEEXT) %.help2man
 	-$(HELP2MAN) --opt-include=$(srcdir)/$(<:.exe=).help2man --no-info --output=$@ ./$<
 endif
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(man_MANS)
-MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(man_MANS)