diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index b6cd34416..3ea466a7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ jobs:
       run: autoreconf
     - name: configure
       run: ./.github/configure.sh ${{ matrix.configs }}
+    - name: make clean
+      run: make clean
     - name: make
       run: make -j2
     - name: make tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
index df6eca714..f102786eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ jobs:
       run: vmstartup
     - name: configure
       run: vmrun ./.github/configure.sh ${{ matrix.configs }}
+    - name: make clean
+      run: vmrun make clean
     - name: make
       run: vmrun make
     - name: make tests