diff --git a/src/excludefile b/src/excludefile
index 94439fad..bd7984f0 100644
--- a/src/excludefile
+++ b/src/excludefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config.status
 excludefile
 makesrcdist.sh
 recollinstall
+mk/localdefs
 sysconf
 qtgui/Makefile
 qtgui/preview/Makefile