diff --git a/misc/GNUmakefile b/misc/GNUmakefile
index b103c282d..9faf6bbc4 100644
--- a/misc/GNUmakefile
+++ b/misc/GNUmakefile
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ release:
 
 	$(MAKE) -f docs/GNUmakefile changes
 
+	# delete incomplete draft documentation
+	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/html/http
+
 	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/docs
 	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/misc
 
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ zip:
 	svn export -rHEAD contrib $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/contrib/
 	svn export -rHEAD docs/html $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/html/
 
+	# delete incomplete draft documentation
+	rm -r $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)/html/http
+
 	$(MAKE) -f docs/GNUmakefile changes
 
 	cp -p $(OBJS)/nginx.exe $(TEMP)/$(NGINX)