diff --git a/src/perl/Makefile.am b/src/perl/Makefile.am
index 62fa155e..53b8fc4d 100644
--- a/src/perl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/perl/Makefile.am
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ clean-generic:
 distclean-generic:
 	for dir in $(perl_dirs); do \
 	  cd $$dir; \
-	  $(MAKE) realclean; rm -f Makefile.PL; \
+	  $(MAKE) realclean; rm -f Makefile.PL Makefile; \
 	  cd ..; \
 	done