diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index fbbd1f45b..60478c6ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ clean-rel:
 distclean: clean clean-rel
 	rm -f config.status
 	rm -f config.log
+	rm -rf autom4te.cache
 	rm -rf deps
 	rm -rf ebin
 	rm -f Makefile