diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38434378..5b9242fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ testing/tests/*/initial.dbdump
 testing/*-dumps
 testing/*.ics
 *.swp
+davical.spec
+docs/translation.pdf
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33fd4e93..ba4292a6 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ snapshot: release
 clean:
 	rm -f built-docs built-po
 	-find . -name "*~" -delete
-	rm docs/translation.pdf
-	rm davical.spec
+	-rm docs/translation.pdf
+	-rm davical.spec
 
 clean-all: clean
 	-find docs/api/* ! -name "phpdoc.ini" ! -name ".gitignore" -delete