diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0590c51519..fec9800ce7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ nobase_nodist_guileobject_DATA = $(GOBJECTS)
 # Handy way to remove the .go files without removing all the rest.
 clean-go:
 	-$(RM) -f $(GOBJECTS)
-	@find . -name '*.go' -print | \
+	@find . -path ./test-tmp -prune -o -name '*.go' -print | \
 	  if test -t 1; then \
 	    xargs -r echo -e "\033[31mwarning:\033[0m stray .go files:"; \
 	  else \