diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ea8359318..b1a2c301b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ uninstall-data:
 
 clean::
 	$(RM) $(CLEANSUFFIXES)
+	$(RM) $(addprefix compat/,$(CLEANSUFFIXES)) $(addprefix compat/*/,$(CLEANSUFFIXES))
 	$(RM) -rf coverage.info lcov
 
 distclean::