diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0c39aa20b6ba..4f034b853d7d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ Module.symvers
 /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 b559671d28ca..70eea1ed8c9c 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ 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
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -60,7 +59,8 @@ 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
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------