diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 64e9db403..95aab9269 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -154,5 +154,6 @@ snapshot:
 	(cd SDL12 && ./autogen.sh && rm -rf autom4te.cache)
 	mv SDL12 SDL-1.2
 	tar zcf $(HOME)/SDL-1.2.tar.gz SDL-1.2
+	rm -f $(HOME)/SDL-1.2.zip
 	zip -r $(HOME)/SDL-1.2.zip SDL-1.2
 	rm -rf SDL-1.2