diff --git a/make-rpm.sh.in b/make-rpm.sh.in
index f27fe512e..24b5647b5 100755
--- a/make-rpm.sh.in
+++ b/make-rpm.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 tar="@PACKAGE_NAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.xz"
 
-tar -cvJf "$tar" --exclude=\*.git --exclude=\*.tar.xz --exclude=\*.o -C .. dosbox-x || exit 1
+tar -cvJf "$tar" --exclude=\*.git --exclude=\*.tar.xz --exclude=\*.a --exclude=\*.la --exclude=\*.Po --exclude=\*.o -C .. dosbox-x || exit 1
 cp -vf "$tar" ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ || exit 1
 rpmbuild -ba dosbox-x.spec || exit 1
 rm -v "$tar" || exit 1