diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ef9e8fba0..453da90d75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -480,9 +480,12 @@ ifeq ($(VIDIX),yes)
 endif
 	@echo "Uninstall completed"
 
-clean:
+dirclean:
 	-rm -f *.o *.a *~
 
+clean: dirclean
+	@for a in $(PARTS); do $(MAKE) -C $$a clean; done
+
 distclean: clean doxygen_clean
 	-rm -f *~ $(PRG) $(PRG_MENCODER) codec-cfg codecs2html
 	-rm -f .depend configure.log codecs.conf.h help_mp.h