diff --git a/lisp/Makefile b/lisp/Makefile
index ab1de42a8d8..8585c673e12 100644
--- a/lisp/Makefile
+++ b/lisp/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ dontcompilefiles: forms-d2.el forms-pass.el
 dontcompilefiles: latin-1.el latin-2.el latin-3.el latin-4.el latin-5.el
 dontcompilefiles: loaddefs.el loadup.el mule-conf.el patcomp.el
 dontcompilefiles: paths.el sc.el subdirs.el term-nasty.el version.el 
+dontcompilefiles: generic-x.el
 
 doit: