diff --git a/lisp/Makefile.in b/lisp/Makefile.in
index 3520ea60d9b..9985d399605 100644
--- a/lisp/Makefile.in
+++ b/lisp/Makefile.in
@@ -182,4 +182,7 @@ bootstrap-clean:
 
 bootstrap: autoloads compile-files custom-deps
 
+distclean:
+	-rm -f $(lisp)/Makefile
+
 # Makefile ends here.