diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d4920cf..88ea2ad 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rpm: dist
 	$(MAKE) -C $@
 
 pack: clean-recursive
+	rm -f config.log config.cache config.status
 	chown -R root.root ../alsa-utils
 	mv ../alsa-utils ../alsa-utils-$(VERSION)
 	tar --exclude=CVS -cvz -C .. -f ../alsa-utils-$(VERSION).tar.gz alsa-utils-$(VERSION)