diff --git a/pollen/private/file-utils.rkt b/pollen/private/file-utils.rkt
index 9ee3907..845c5df 100644
--- a/pollen/private/file-utils.rkt
+++ b/pollen/private/file-utils.rkt
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 
 
 (define (special-path? path)
-  (define special-paths (append default-cache-names '("compiled" ".git" ".gitignore" ".hg" ".svn" "CVS")))
+  (define special-paths (append default-cache-names '("compiled" ".git" ".gitignore" ".hg" ".svn" "CVS" "Makefile")))
   (and (member (path->string (last (explode-path path))) special-paths) #t))
 
 (module-test-internal
diff --git a/pollen/private/ts.rktd b/pollen/private/ts.rktd
index 95b8874..60085d3 100644
--- a/pollen/private/ts.rktd
+++ b/pollen/private/ts.rktd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1509468257
+1509570373