diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 242316613..93ac3eaf2 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2003-12-01  Tim Waugh  <twaugh@redhat.com>
+	* doc/xmldocs.make: Fix builds for $top_srcdir == $top_builddir (oops).
+
 2003-12-01  Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
 	* doc/gramps-manual/C/keybind.xml: Update.
 	* doc/gramps-manual/C/usage.xml: Update.
diff --git a/gramps2/doc/xmldocs.make b/gramps2/doc/xmldocs.make
index 10bb0d80b..80d3ed803 100644
--- a/gramps2/doc/xmldocs.make
+++ b/gramps2/doc/xmldocs.make
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ xml_files = $(entities) $(docname).xml
 omf_dir=$(top_srcdir)/omf-install
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(xml_files) $(omffile)
-CLEANFILES = omf_timestamp $(xml_files)
+CLEANFILES = omf_timestamp
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/doc/omf.make
 
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ $(docname).xml: $(entities)
 	cd $(srcdir);   \
 	cp $(entities) $$ourdir
 
+.PHONY: distclean-hook
+distclean: distclean-hook
+distclean-hook:
+	if [ $(top_srcdir) != $(top_builddir) ]; \
+	then \
+	  rm -f $(entities); \
+	fi
+
 app-dist-hook:
 	if test "$(figdir)"; then \
 	  $(mkinstalldirs) $(distdir)/$(figdir); \