diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index b035f0b0d..0e3d2ecac 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ install-exec-hook: qblog_script.ld
 	  sed -i -- "s/libqb.so.<digit>/$${so_ver}/" \
 	    "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libqb.so-t" "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigexecdir)/libqb.pc"
 	mv -f "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libqb.so-t" "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libqb.so"
+	rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigexecdir)/libqb.pc--"
+	rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libqb.so-t--"
 endif
 
 if HAVE_SPLINT
diff --git a/tests/resources.test b/tests/resources.test
index db7d11686..0fc7f6ecf 100755
--- a/tests/resources.test
+++ b/tests/resources.test
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 	echo "test program frozen"
 	RETURN=1
 fi
+
+# Keep it tidy - distcheck checks we have not left a mess
 rm -f ipc-test-name
+rm -f crash_test_dummy.core
 exit $RETURN