diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 205ea50e3..48300ebc1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	units/serial-getty@.service.m4 \
 	units/console-shell.service.m4.in \
 	units/console-getty.service.m4.in \
-	units/rescue.service.m4.in \
+	units/rescue.service.in \
 	units/systemd-initctl.service.in \
 	units/systemd-shutdownd.service.in \
 	units/systemd-remount-fs.service.in \
@@ -510,8 +510,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 
 CLEANFILES += \
 	units/console-shell.service.m4 \
-	units/console-getty.service.m4 \
-	units/rescue.service.m4
+	units/console-getty.service.m4
 
 if HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT
 nodist_systemunit_DATA += \
diff --git a/units/.gitignore b/units/.gitignore
index 9c65075c0..ea99dfb93 100644
--- a/units/.gitignore
+++ b/units/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 /systemd-sysctl.service
 /systemd-ask-password-console.service
 /rescue.service
-/rescue.service.m4
 /systemd-ask-password-wall.service
 /systemd-quotacheck.service
 /quotaon.service
diff --git a/units/rescue.service.m4.in b/units/rescue.service.in
similarity index 100%
rename from units/rescue.service.m4.in
rename to units/rescue.service.in