diff --git a/mk/target.mk b/mk/target.mk
index 9e94b82fe7fba4c8d731bc66067162d85dc32973..0e18308a984a9b4e4dc4b1de6908b6c620e79315 100644
--- a/mk/target.mk
+++ b/mk/target.mk
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ distclean:: extraclean
 maintainer-clean:: extraclean
 	@echo 'This command is intended for maintainers to use; it'
 	@echo 'deletes files that may need special tools to rebuild.'
-	rm -f $(MOSTLY_CLEAN_FILES) $(CLEAN_FILES) $(MAINTAINER_CLEAN_FILES)
+	rm -f $(MOSTLY_CLEAN_FILES) $(CLEAN_FILES) $(DIST_CLEAN_FILES) $(MAINTAINER_CLEAN_FILES)
 
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