diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 70ae27826..69f85bf3d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 aclocaldir = @datadir@/aclocal
 aclocal_DATA = hamlib.m4
 
-EXTRA_DIST = PLAN TODO LICENSE hamlib.spec hamlib.m4
+EXTRA_DIST = PLAN TODO LICENSE hamlib.m4
 
 SUBDIRS = include lib libltdl src icom kenwood aor yaesu dummy pcr alinco winradio uniden tentec kachina c++ tcl tests doc