diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 361fb5122e7..600adad7f87 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = MesaLib-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)
 EXTRA_FILES = \
 	aclocal.m4					\
 	configure					\
-	VERSION					\
 	bin/ar-lib					\
 	bin/compile					\
 	bin/config.sub					\