diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72c3991c36c4d20d59e2ba862da6184be3d02c5a..1c77d7233ccf8e3a056a5f966eb571d8cad626bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: zip
 zip:
-	zip thesis -x *.git* -r .
+	zip thesis -x *.git* -x *.synctex.gz -r .
 
 .PHONY: bibtool
 bibtool: