diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b37ed41554..1991fd0e3b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	units/console-shell.service.m4.in \
 	units/console-getty.service.m4.in \
 	units/container-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 \
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ CLEANFILES += \
 	units/console-shell.service.m4 \
 	units/console-getty.service.m4 \
 	units/container-getty@.service.m4 \
-	units/rescue.service.m4 \
 	units/user@.service.m4
 
 if HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT
diff --git a/units/.gitignore b/units/.gitignore
index c60f357416..ab1d97da54 100644
--- a/units/.gitignore
+++ b/units/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 /quotaon.service
 /rc-local.service
 /rescue.service
-/rescue.service.m4
 /serial-getty@.service
 /systemd-ask-password-console.service
 /systemd-ask-password-wall.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