diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5eb7cbc5b..5fd8ba432 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dist-hook:
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/contrib -name CVS`
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/patches -name CVS`
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/examples -name CVS`
+	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/xgraph -name .cvsignore`
 
 mrproper: maintainer-clean
 	rm -f `find . -type f -name "*~" -print`
diff --git a/src/spicelib/Makefile.am b/src/spicelib/Makefile.am
index 9fd93f34d..e2aca933f 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/spicelib/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = README
 SUBDIRS = analysis parser devices
 
 dist-hook:
+	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/devices -name .cvsignore`
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/devices -name .deps`
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/devices -name CVS`