diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index afebf849..b64fd8d3 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ VERSION=$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -rne 's,^Version: ([^-]+).*,\1,p')
 
 get-orig-source:
 	make clean
+	git clean -idx
 	tar cJf ../davical_$(VERSION).orig.tar.xz --exclude-vcs --exclude=.gitattributes --exclude=debian .
 
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