diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0ca7d0d16..0626fae18 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ dist-hook:
 all-local:
 	cd $(srcdir); \
 	find $(DIST_SUBDIRS) -name '*.c' -o -name '*.pl' -o -name '*.pm' | \
-	grep -v -E '^(examples|gnulib|perl/(blib|examples)|po-docs|tests|test-data)/' | \
+	grep -v -E '^(examples|gnulib|gobject/docs|perl/(blib|examples)|po-docs|tests|test-data)/' | \
 	grep -v -E '/((guestfs|rc)_protocol\.c)$$' | \
 	grep -v -E '^python/utils.c$$' | \
 	LC_ALL=C sort > po/POTFILES