diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2416a7e150613805d9fe0e640361834f19ce15d..4f375b5cb38c128fdafd9603b2f6ce5fae6310f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ sha512backup: hashbackup.py $(SOURCE_hashbackup) Makefile
 .PHONY: test
 test: all
 	$(MAKE) -C test test
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	$(MAKE) -C test clean
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index cb1c665c4127629ead01ba7556728b38b93982fe..bc05120132e4d7b497cf9ae1f36cf8b3c54dcaee 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ test: $(PYTESTS:%.py=%) $(SHTESTS:%.sh=%)
 %: %.sh
 	./$<
 
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -f delete.me.*