diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75304970..4af03662 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ deb_local: cleandeb
 
 deb_signed: cleandeb
 # ready for upload, signed with my GPG key
-	env CVSROOT=:ext:calvin@cvs.linkchecker.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/linkchecker cvs-buildpackage -Mlinkchecker -W/home/calvin/projects/cvs-build -sgpg -pgpg -k32EC6F3E -r"fakeroot --"
+	env CVSROOT=:ext:calvin@cvs.linkchecker.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/linkchecker cvs-buildpackage -Mlinkchecker -W/home/calvin/projects/cvs-build -sgpg -pgpg -k32EC6F3E -r"fakeroot --" -I.cvsignore
 
 files:	locale localbuild
 	env http_proxy="" LANG=C $(PYTHON) $(PACKAGE) $(LCOPTS) -i$(HOST) http://$(HOST)/