diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/build.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/build.properties
index 123bbfcf89b..6563196313a 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/build.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/build.properties
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ bin.includes = plugin.xml,\
                .,\
                META-INF/
 src.includes = schema/,\
-               about.html,\
-               .options
+               about.html
 
 source.. = src/