diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 3a60213e..709dfeb2 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ cpfiles.dist:
 %.tar.gz: cpfiles.dist cpmod.dist
 	mkdir -p $(DIST_PCKG_DIR)
 	tar -czvf $@ -C $(dir $(DIST_SRC_DIR)) $(notdir $(DIST_SRC_DIR)) \
-		$(addprefix --exclude=,"$(basename $(shell find . -name *.in | sed 's%\./%*%'))")
+		$(addprefix --exclude=,$(patsubst %,"%",$(basename $(shell find . -name *.in | sed 's%\./%*/%; s%\(.*\)%\1%g'))))
 
 %.src.rpm: %.tar.gz
 	rpm -ts $<