diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61c89c5a75aa663a14bc79c313b18a2da7addc36..ef533050364c55f56a90173d72f43377e7cf8df9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ deb:
 rpm:
 	# intended for use on a CentOS or other RPM based system
 	mkdir -p $(DEBUILD_ROOT) && rm -rf $(DEBUILD_ROOT)
-	rsync -Ca ./ $(DEBUILD_ROOT)/
+	rsync -Ca --exclude=*.pdf ./ $(DEBUILD_ROOT)/
 	cd /tmp && tar czf $(HOME)/rpmbuild/SOURCES/pgloader-$(VERSION).tar.gz pgloader
 	cd $(DEBUILD_ROOT) && rpmbuild -ba pgloader.spec
 	cp -a $(HOME)/rpmbuild/SRPMS/*rpm build
diff --git a/Makefile_online b/Makefile_online
index 77036f5c6323400b7956f66e9fb5bbe5663d7c9d..526d8633ac23cc4cfa3b91cac64c10ba814a3def 100644
--- a/Makefile_online
+++ b/Makefile_online
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ deb:
 rpm:
 	# intended for use on a CentOS or other RPM based system
 	mkdir -p $(DEBUILD_ROOT) && rm -rf $(DEBUILD_ROOT)
-	rsync -Ca --exclude=build/* ./ $(DEBUILD_ROOT)/
+	rsync -Ca --exclude={build/*,*.pdf} ./ $(DEBUILD_ROOT)/
 	cd /tmp && tar czf $(HOME)/rpmbuild/SOURCES/pgloader-$(VERSION).tar.gz pgloader
 	cd $(DEBUILD_ROOT) && rpmbuild -ba pgloader_online.spec
 	cp -a $(HOME)/rpmbuild/SRPMS/*rpm build