diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d08f9b950c..9f2d6976f8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ pkgbuild::
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -rf benchmark coverage
-	@find . -name '*eo.legacy.c' -delete
+	@find . -name '*.eo.legacy.c' -delete
 
 DISTCLEANFILES= \
 ./src/lib/emile/Makefile \