diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1b5dd7f0b..d2e4d4c0e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ maintainer-check-extra-dist:
 	  cd common; git ls-files | sed 's,^,common/,' ) | \
 	  grep -v '^common$$' | \
 	  grep -v '^common/mlcustomize/' | \
+	  grep -v '^common/mldrivers/' | \
 	  grep -v '^common/mlgettext/' | \
 	  grep -v '^common/mlprogress/' | \
 	  grep -v '^common/mltools/' | \