diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index cc3c02d31..a50cc4ec5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =		\
 	.project	\
 	.settings	\
 	autogen.sh	\
+	THIS_DOES_NOT_EXIST \
 	tools/check-for-missing.py
 
 # These are files checked into Git that we don't want to distribute
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3f754ecdb..99d06367d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ CLEANFILES += $(SHELL_STAMP_FILES)
 libgnome_shell_la_SOURCES =			\
 	$(shell_built_sources)			\
 	gnome-shell-plugin.c			\
-	THIS_DOES_NOT_EXIST	\
 	shell-app.c         \
 	shell-app.h         \
 	shell-app-private.h \