diff --git a/vidix/kernelhelper/Makefile b/vidix/kernelhelper/Makefile
index f34e408aaf..4b810ec500 100644
--- a/vidix/kernelhelper/Makefile
+++ b/vidix/kernelhelper/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ install: dhahelper.o
 
 dep depend:
 
-clean:
+clean distclean:
 	rm -f *.o *~ test
 
-distclean: clean
-
 .PHONY: all install dep depend *clean