diff --git a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile
index 417b165008ee..1d1ac51359e3 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ hostprogs-y	:= genheaders
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -Isecurity/selinux/include
 
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y)
-clean-files	:= $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile b/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile
index eb365b333441..dba7eff69a00 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ hostprogs-y	:= mdp
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -Isecurity/selinux/include
 
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y)
-clean-files	:= $(hostprogs-y) policy.* file_contexts
+clean-files	:= policy.* file_contexts