diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/automake.mk b/ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/automake.mk
index dffb0c8a6..254ec8d0d 100644
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/automake.mk
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/automake.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ install-exec-local:
 	chmod +x ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/ovsdbmonitor.tmp
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/ovsdbmonitor.tmp $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ovsdbmonitor
 	rm ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/ovsdbmonitor.tmp
+DISTCLEANFILES += \
+	ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/ovsdbmonitor \
+	ovsdb/ovsdbmonitor/ovsdbmonitor.tmp
 endif
 
 SUFFIXES += .ui .py