diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c119eab5d46..f6050b88e95b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ modules.builtin
 /System.map
 /Module.markers
 
+#
+# RPM spec file (make rpm-pkg)
+#
+/*.spec
+
 #
 # Debian directory (make deb-pkg)
 #
diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 34de8b953ecf..348af5b20618 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ rpm-pkg rpm: FORCE
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKSPEC) >$(objtree)/kernel.spec
 	$(call cmd,src_tar,$(KERNELPATH),kernel.spec)
 	+rpmbuild $(RPMOPTS) --target $(UTS_MACHINE) -ta $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz
-	rm $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz kernel.spec
 
 # binrpm-pkg
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ binrpm-pkg: FORCE
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKSPEC) prebuilt > $(objtree)/binkernel.spec
 	+rpmbuild $(RPMOPTS) --define "_builddir $(objtree)" --target \
 		$(UTS_MACHINE) -bb $(objtree)/binkernel.spec
-	rm binkernel.spec
+
+clean-files += $(objtree)/*.spec
 
 # Deb target
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------