diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ccaac85..48593c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ hosts \
 hosts.allow \
 hosts.deny \
 inputrc \
-modprobe.conf \
 motd \
 nsswitch.conf \
 passwd \
@@ -74,9 +73,11 @@ dist: clean
 	  exit 1;; \
 	esac
 	@git log > ChangeLog.git
+	@mkdir /tmp/$(distdir)
+	@cp -a * /tmp/$(distdir)/
 	@rm -f $(dist_archive);\
-	tar cf - --exclude=$(PACKAGE)*.bz2 -C .. $(distdir)  |\
-	  bzip2 -9 -c > $(dist_archive)
+	tar cf - -C /tmp $(distdir) | bzip2 -9 -c > $(dist_archive)
+	@rm -rf /tmp/$(distdir)
 	@echo "file \`$(dist_archive)' created"
 
 dist-rpm: dist