diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebc826b6..1e2b25c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 *.pyc
 build
 dist
+MANIFEST
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index fa0b955d..4af89f11 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ info:
 	@echo "        USER: $(USER)"
 
 realclean:
+	rm -f MANIFEST
 	rm -rf build
 	rm -rf dist