diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index bc8e8ef55..ce580ab68 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ distclean: distclean-recursive clean-local
 	rm -f config.status
 	rm -f config.log
 	rm -f Makefile
+	[ ! -f ../ChangeLog ] || rm -f ../ChangeLog
 
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