diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd9cd4fceb..ec7403961a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -265,10 +265,7 @@ clean:
 # avoid old build problems by removing potentially incorrect old files
 	rm -f config.mak op-i386.h opc-i386.h gen-op-i386.h op-arm.h opc-arm.h gen-op-arm.h
 	rm -f qemu-options.def
-	find . -name '*.[oda]' -type f -exec rm -f {} +
-	find . -name '*.l[oa]' -type f -exec rm -f {} +
-	find . -name '*$(DSOSUF)' -type f -exec rm -f {} +
-	find . -name '*.mo' -type f -exec rm -f {} +
+	find . \( -name '*.l[oa]' -o -name '*.so' -o -name '*.dll' -o -name '*.mo' -o -name '*.[oda]' \) -type f -exec rm {} +
 	rm -f $(filter-out %.tlb,$(TOOLS)) $(HELPERS-y) qemu-ga TAGS cscope.* *.pod *~ */*~
 	rm -f fsdev/*.pod
 	rm -rf .libs */.libs