diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index af6af81..e0589b9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(dist_man_MANS) $(HTML) $(PDF) ChangeLog
 # clean up auto-generated files
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf $(TESTS_OUT)
-maintainer-clean:
+maintainer-clean-local:
 	-rm -rf doc/manual-split
 
 # this is more explicit and reliable than the config file trick