diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 402f8b2e06..28af3debef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ clean::
 	$(RM) -rf coverage.info coverage.info.in lcov
 
 distclean::
-	$(RM) $(DISTCLEANSUFFIXES)
 	$(RM) .version avversion.h config.asm config.h mapfile  \
 		ffbuild/.config ffbuild/config.* libavutil/avconfig.h \
 		version.h libavutil/ffversion.h libavcodec/codec_names.h \
diff --git a/ffbuild/common.mak b/ffbuild/common.mak
index 63a3c2f2d0..eb41b05ee6 100644
--- a/ffbuild/common.mak
+++ b/ffbuild/common.mak
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ $(TOOLOBJS): | tools
 
 OBJDIRS := $(OBJDIRS) $(dir $(OBJS) $(HOBJS) $(HOSTOBJS) $(SLIBOBJS) $(TESTOBJS))
 
-CLEANSUFFIXES     = *.d *.o *~ *.h.c *.gcda *.gcno *.map *.ver *.version *.ho *$(DEFAULT_X86ASMD).asm *.ptx *.ptx.c
-DISTCLEANSUFFIXES = *.pc
+CLEANSUFFIXES     = *.d *.gcda *.gcno *.h.c *.ho *.map *.o *.pc *.ptx *.ptx.c *.ver *.version *$(DEFAULT_X86ASMD).asm *~
 LIBSUFFIXES       = *.a *.lib *.so *.so.* *.dylib *.dll *.def *.dll.a
 
 define RULES
diff --git a/ffbuild/library.mak b/ffbuild/library.mak
index a590a94918..069079f5e7 100644
--- a/ffbuild/library.mak
+++ b/ffbuild/library.mak
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ clean::
 	$(RM) $(addprefix $(SUBDIR),$(CLEANFILES) $(CLEANSUFFIXES) $(LIBSUFFIXES)) \
 	    $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=$(SUBDIR)$(ARCH)/%) $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=$(SUBDIR)tests/%)
 
-distclean:: clean
-	$(RM) $(DISTCLEANSUFFIXES:%=$(SUBDIR)%) $(DISTCLEANSUFFIXES:%=$(SUBDIR)$(ARCH)/%) \
-            $(DISTCLEANSUFFIXES:%=$(SUBDIR)tests/%)
-
 install-lib$(NAME)-shared: $(SUBDIR)$(SLIBNAME)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p "$(SHLIBDIR)"
 	$$(INSTALL) -m 755 $$< "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIB_INSTALL_NAME)"