diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 25c9429f2da9d56664857667c1a6d38ec7cf32b4..72a1f7ed5e9608b9b2ee404cf1e4e92f8a39d100 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST =                                    \
         $(manpage_DATA)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES =                                \
-        $(BUILT_SOURCES)                        \
         xfce4-power-manager.desktop             \
         org.xfce.power.policy                  \
         org.xfce.power.policy.in
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES =                                \
+        $(BUILT_SOURCES)