diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6bc04f..f52bca6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 Module.symvers
 modules.order
 .tmp_versions
-dkms.conf
\ No newline at end of file
+dkms.conf
+VERSION
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c30154..ca77a61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ endif
 	depmod -a -F $(SYSTEM_MAP) $(TARGET)
 
 dkms:
+	@cp  `pwd`/dkms.conf.am `pwd`/dkms.conf
 	@sed -i -e '/^PACKAGE_VERSION=/ s/=.*/=\"$(DRIVER_VERSION)\"/' dkms.conf
 	@echo "$(DRIVER_VERSION)" >VERSION
 	@mkdir $(DKMS_ROOT_PATH)
diff --git a/dkms.conf b/dkms.conf.am
similarity index 100%
rename from dkms.conf
rename to dkms.conf.am