diff --git a/tools/build-system/build_tarball.sh b/tools/build-system/build_tarball.sh
index 0b718d8f9555affeac13fbe76dbb1561a287216c..43ca2bf5cb60119ee592dd9613a2952e26575a3d 100755
--- a/tools/build-system/build_tarball.sh
+++ b/tools/build-system/build_tarball.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ find -name .settings -type d -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
 pushd daemon
 ./autogen.sh
+find -name \*.spec -delete
 popd
 
 pushd gnome