diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f674e556ff..eeb502fa54 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -901,8 +901,7 @@ dist: git.spec git-archive
 	$(TAR) rf $(GIT_TARNAME).tar \
 		$(GIT_TARNAME)/git.spec \
 		$(GIT_TARNAME)/version \
-		$(GIT_TARNAME)/git-gui/version \
-		$(GIT_TARNAME)/git-gui/credits
+		$(GIT_TARNAME)/git-gui/version
 	@rm -rf $(GIT_TARNAME)
 	gzip -f -9 $(GIT_TARNAME).tar