diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index 48d83758ce..8cfb620c6f 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ distclean-local:
 	  rm -f $(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES); \
 	  rm -rf stock-icons; \
 	  rm -f extract-strings$(EXEEXT); \
+	  rm -f $(template_headers); \
 	fi
 
 DEPS = libgtk-3.la $(top_builddir)/gdk/libgdk-3.la