diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 413f75edcbf3f9f32efcf0611dc296c2b22fb6a0..6febd83621b81537e5274f6293728964cb6159fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ CLEANFILES = \
   elpa2_test*\
   elpa2_real* \
   elpa1_real* \
-  *.sh \
+  elpa*.sh \
   *.i
 
 clean-local: