diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b24f6ef..c75f967 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ MAN_PAGES:=$(wildcard $(BINS:%=doc/%.8))
 
 PINNED_DATA_SCRIPTS:=handle_device span_config
 PINNED_UTILS:=span_assignments span_types
-PINNED_CONF:=pinned-spans.conf spantype.conf
+PINNED_CONF:=pinned-spans.conf.sample span-types.conf.sample
 
 TEST_BINS:=patgen pattest patlooptest hdlcstress hdlctest hdlcgen hdlcverify timertest dahdi_maint
 # All the man pages. Not just installed ones:
diff --git a/pinned-spans.conf b/pinned-spans.conf.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from pinned-spans.conf
rename to pinned-spans.conf.sample
diff --git a/spantype.conf b/span-types.conf.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from spantype.conf
rename to span-types.conf.sample