diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6520be52dc..6894a40fc8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ printdb:
 
 prepare: $(target/stamp-compile)
 
-clean: FORCE
-	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(BIN_DIR) $(OUTPUT_DIR)/packages/$(ARCH_PACKAGES) $(BUILD_LOG_DIR) $(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/packages
+_clean: FORCE
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(BIN_DIR) $(OUTPUT_DIR)/packages/$(ARCH_PACKAGES) $(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/packages
 
-targetclean: clean
+clean: _clean
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_LOG_DIR)
+
+targetclean: _clean
 	rm -rf $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR_BASE)/hostpkg $(BUILD_DIR_TOOLCHAIN)
 
-dirclean: targetclean
+dirclean: targetclean clean
 	rm -rf $(STAGING_DIR_HOST) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG) $(BUILD_DIR_BASE)/host
 	rm -rf $(TMP_DIR)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(TOPDIR)/scripts/config clean