diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index fe43a2ab43c60f3903366641871a9407bad70945..52c21f879cf40d6b6b6ec125fb84ade828a5df6b 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ SUBDIRS = icons themes keyboards
 
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktop_in_files = eekboard.desktop.in
-dist_desktop_DATA = $(desktop_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop)
+desktop_DATA = $(desktop_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop)
 @INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
+
+CLEANFILES = $(desktop_DATA)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(desktop_in_files)