diff --git a/bin/restore.sh b/bin/restore.sh
index 47dde11b6f..059757276c 100755
--- a/bin/restore.sh
+++ b/bin/restore.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ rm -f bin/missing
 rm -f bin/test-driver
 rm -f bin/depcomp
 
+echo "Remove files generated by autoheader"
+rm -f src/H5config.h.in
+
 echo "Remove files generated by bin/make_err"
 rm -f src/H5Epubgen.h
 rm -f src/H5Einit.h