diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index e515551af..41b5745c4 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ endif # SUPPORT_X11
 # INTROSPECTION_GIRDIR/INTROSPECTION_TYPELIBDIR aren't the right place to
 # install anything - we need to install inside our prefix.
 girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
-dist_gir_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
+gir_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
 
 typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib) $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS:.gir=.typelib)
 
-CLEANFILES += $(dist_gir_DATA) $(typelibs_DATA)
+CLEANFILES += $(gir_DATA) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif # HAVE_INTROSPECTION
 
 EXTRA_DIST += clutter-keysyms-update.pl
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
index 68d727a3b..acbda277a 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Cogl_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = --warn-all --c-include='cogl/co
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += Cogl-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 
 girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
-dist_gir_DATA = $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
+gir_DATA = $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
 endif
diff --git a/clutter/json/Makefile.am b/clutter/json/Makefile.am
index cf6d16c8d..9d891ac30 100644
--- a/clutter/json/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/json/Makefile.am
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ ClutterJson_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = \
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += ClutterJson-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 
 girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
-dist_gir_DATA = $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
+gir_DATA = $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
+
+CLEANFILES += $(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
 
 endif