diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 285b6a65..871c6ffd 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ LAST_RPM_VERSION         ?= $(shell sed 's/-dev$$//' $(LAST_RPM_VERSION_FILE) 2>
 RPM_ARCH                 ?= i586
 RPMBUILD                 ?= rpmbuild
 CHECK_CVS_SYNC_BEFORE_RPM_RELEASE ?= true
-HASH                      = $(shell $(cvs_files) | grep -v "CHANGES\|VERSION\|HASH\|MD5SUMS" | xargs md5sum | md5sum | sed 's/ .*//')
+HASH                      = $(shell $(cvs_files) | \
+	grep -v "CHANGES\|VERSION\|HASH\|MD5SUMS\|_RPM_RUN" | \
+	xargs md5sum | md5sum | sed 's/ .*//')
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/tag-defs.mk
 
@@ -205,4 +207,4 @@ rpm-release: rpm-update-release
 	else \
 		echo "+ version matches latest released rpm version" ;\
 	fi
-	
+