diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e21712faf1..b3da266066 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ clean:
 distclean: clean
 	rm -f config-host.mak config-host.h
 	for d in $(TARGET_DIRS); do \
-	rm -f $$d/config.h $$d/config.mak || exit 1 ; \
+	rm -rf $$d || exit 1 ; \
         done
 
 install: all