diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8bd8e6..f66c9ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ publish-to-repo:
 preparedeb: distclean
 	@quilt pop -a || true
 	@debian/rules clean
-	( cd ..; tar czf ${PKG_NAME}_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz --exclude-from=$(PKG_NAME_UNDERSCORES)/.gitignore \
-		--exclude-vcs --exclude=debian --exclude-caches-all ${PKG_NAME_UNDERSCORES})
+	( cd ..; tar czf ${PKG_NAME}_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz --exclude-vcs --exclude=debian --exclude=.pc ${PKG_NAME_UNDERSCORES})
 
 .PHONY: debsource
 debsource: preparedeb