diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eaad5a1883..38d6637c1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ Makefile.in
 # libvirt related ignores
 /build/
 /ci/scratch/
-/src/lxc/lxc_controller_dispatch.h
-/src/lxc/lxc_monitor_dispatch.h
 /src/remote/*_client_bodies.h
 /src/remote/*_stubs.h
 tags
diff --git a/build-aux/syntax-check.mk b/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
index a7e87e7a81..392fc34320 100644
--- a/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
+++ b/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
@@ -1977,7 +1977,6 @@ generated_files = \
   $(builddir)/src/*.[ch] \
   $(builddir)/src/*/*.[ch] \
   $(srcdir)/src/*/{remote,qemu,lxc}_daemon_dispatch_stubs.h \
-  $(srcdir)/src/lxc/{lxc_monitor,lxc_controller}_dispatch.h \
   $(srcdir)/src/remote/*_client_bodies.h \
   $(srcdir)/gnulib/lib/*.[ch]
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
index f22a53e58d..cb55dfd1c6 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ lxc/lxc_monitor_dispatch.h: $(srcdir)/rpc/gendispatch.pl \
 		$(LXC_MONITOR_PROTOCOL) Makefile.am
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) -w $(srcdir)/rpc/gendispatch.pl --mode=client \
 	  virLXCMonitor VIR_LXC_MONITOR $(LXC_MONITOR_PROTOCOL) > \
-	  $(srcdir)/lxc/lxc_monitor_dispatch.h
+	  lxc/lxc_monitor_dispatch.h
 
 lxc/lxc_controller_dispatch.h: $(srcdir)/rpc/gendispatch.pl \
 		$(REMOTE_PROTOCOL) Makefile.am
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) -w $(srcdir)/rpc/gendispatch.pl --mode=server \
 	  virLXCMonitor VIR_LXC_MONITOR $(LXC_MONITOR_PROTOCOL) > \
-	  $(srcdir)/lxc/lxc_controller_dispatch.h
+	  lxc/lxc_controller_dispatch.h
 
 .PHONY: \
 	install-data-lxc \