diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 2e7363c..80674df 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -176,16 +176,11 @@ fonts-conf.5: local-fontconfig-user.sgml version.sgml confdir.sgml
 $(man3_MANS): func.refs
 func.refs: local-fontconfig-devel.sgml $(DOCS_DEPS)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $@; \
-	[ "x$(builddir)" != "x$(srcdir)" ] &&		\
-	for f in $(DOC_FUNCS_SGML); do			\
-		$(RM) $(builddir)/$$f || :;		\
-		$(LN_S) $(srcdir)/$$f $(builddir)/$$f;	\
-	done || :; \
 	$(DOC2MAN) -o devel-man local-fontconfig-devel.sgml && \
 	mv devel-man/manpage.refs func.refs &&	\
 	mv devel-man/*.3 . &&			\
 	$(RM) devel-man/manpage.* &&		\
-	rmdir devel-man
+	rmdir devel-man || rm $@ || :
 confdir.sgml: $(srcdir)/confdir.sgml.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed -e 's,@CONFDIR\@,${CONFDIR},' $(srcdir)/$@.in | awk '{if (NR > 1) printf("\n"); printf("%s", $$0);}' > $@
 ##
@@ -207,7 +202,7 @@ local-fontconfig-devel.sgml: $(srcdir)/fontconfig-devel.sgml
 all-local: $(BUILT_DOCS) $(HTML_DIR)/*
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) -r $(HTML_DIR) devel-man
-	[ "x$(builddir)" != "x$(srcdir)" ] && $(RM) $(builddir)/fontconfig-user.sgml $(builddir)/fontconfig-devel.sgml || :
+	[ "x$(builddir)" != "x$(srcdir)" ] && $(RM) $(builddir)/*.sgml || :
 else
 htmldoc_DATA += $(srcdir)/$(HTML_DIR)/*
 all-local:
diff --git a/fc-case/Makefile.am b/fc-case/Makefile.am
index 6914824..6fe3a44 100644
--- a/fc-case/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-case/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ if CROSS_COMPILING
 $(TARG): $(STMPL) fc-case.c $(SCASEFOLDING)
 	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $(TARG) when cross-compiling
 else
-$(TARG): $(STMPL) fc-case$(EXEEXT) $(SCASEFOLDING)
+## BUILT_SOURCES doesn't effect to 'distcheck'
+## so $(ALIAS_FILES) has to be appeared prior to fc-case$(EXEEXT)
+## to make sure availability.
+$(TARG): $(STMPL) $(ALIAS_FILES) fc-case$(EXEEXT) $(SCASEFOLDING)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $(TARG); \
 	./fc-case$(EXEEXT) $(SCASEFOLDING) < $(STMPL) > $(TARG).tmp && \
 	mv $(TARG).tmp $(TARG)
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ ALIAS_FILES = fcalias.h fcaliastail.h
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(ALIAS_FILES)
 
 $(ALIAS_FILES): 
-	touch $(ALIAS_FILES)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) touch $@
 
 CLEANFILES = $(ALIAS_FILES)
 
diff --git a/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am b/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am
index fdba146..e33b3ba 100644
--- a/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ if CROSS_COMPILING
 $(TARG): $(STMPL) fc-glyphname.c $(SGLYPHNAME)
 	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $(TARG) when cross-compiling
 else
-$(TARG): $(STMPL) fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT) $(SGLYPHNAME)
+## BUILT_SOURCES doesn't effect to 'distcheck'
+## so $(ALIAS_FILES) has to be appeared prior to fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT)
+## to make sure availability.
+$(TARG): $(STMPL) $(ALIAS_FILES) fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT) $(SGLYPHNAME)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $(TARG); \
 	./fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT) $(SGLYPHNAME) < $(STMPL) > $(TARG).tmp && \
 	mv $(TARG).tmp $(TARG)
@@ -48,10 +51,10 @@ endif
 
 ALIAS_FILES = fcalias.h fcaliastail.h
 
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(ALIAS_FILES) $(TARG)
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(ALIAS_FILES)
 
 $(ALIAS_FILES):
-	touch $(ALIAS_FILES)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) touch $@
 
 CLEANFILES = $(ALIAS_FILES)
 
diff --git a/fc-lang/Makefile.am b/fc-lang/Makefile.am
index 5c2d1bf..3336511 100644
--- a/fc-lang/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-lang/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ if CROSS_COMPILING
 $(TARG):$(ORTH) fc-lang.c $(STMPL)
 	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $(TARG) when cross-compiling
 else
-$(TARG):$(ORTH) fc-lang${EXEEXT} $(STMPL)
+## BUILT_SOURCES doesn't effect to 'distcheck'
+## so $(ALIAS_FILES) has to be appeared prior to fc-lang$(EXEEXT)
+## to make sure availability.
+$(TARG):$(ORTH) $(ALIAS_FILES) fc-lang${EXEEXT} $(STMPL)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $(TARG); \
 	./fc-lang${EXEEXT} -d ${srcdir} $(ORTH) < $(STMPL) > $(TARG).tmp && \
 	mv $(TARG).tmp $(TARG)
@@ -47,10 +50,10 @@ endif
 
 ALIAS_FILES = fcalias.h fcaliastail.h
 
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(ALIAS_FILES) $(TARG)
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(ALIAS_FILES)
 
 $(ALIAS_FILES):
-	touch $(ALIAS_FILES)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) touch $@
 
 CLEANFILES = $(ALIAS_FILES)