diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c634b0e9f0..c42cc25ef6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SUBDIRS = docs lib src include tests packages
 
 # create a root makefile in the distribution:
 dist-hook:
+	rm -rf $(top_builddir)/tests/log
 	cp $(srcdir)/Makefile.dist $(distdir)/Makefile
 
 html: