diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 981832dc34f5fbf4c480bd375eb6d03f63d7c55f..bf8eb7b2e5545fb1db4e47161806372e1dfab565 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ clean-%:
 	$(MAKE) -C $* -e clean
 
 .PHONY: distclean
-distclean: $(SUBDIRS:%=distclean-%)
+distclean: clean $(SUBDIRS:%=distclean-%)
 
 .PHONY: distclean-%
 distclean-%: