diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 575279097dcec722bcb13d2c42bde44845c2a054..5ac63c4fb88c894c93587ff7d5552291d72d1b5b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
-EXTRA_DIST = auxdir include etc doc
+EXTRA_DIST = auxdir etc doc
 
 # don't include lib and doc 'til we have something there
 #SUBDIRS = lib src doc  
 
 SUBDIRS = src
+
+# remove *all* files that can be regenerated from automated tools
+squeaky-clean: maintainer-clean
+	@find . -name Makefile.in | xargs -t rm 
+	rm -f config.h.in stamp-h.in configure aclocal.m4