diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 60ce5f1f891..5770ada8272 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ $(BUILD_ROOT)/Debug/%.o: %.cpp $(BUILD_ROOT)/Debug/.dir
 
 # Clean nukes the tree
 clean::
-	rm -rf Debug Release Depend
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_ROOT)/Debug $(BUILD_ROOT)/Release $(BUILD_ROOT)/Depend
 	rm -f core *.o *.d *.so *~ *.flc
 
 # If dependancies were generated for the file that included this file,
diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 60ce5f1f891..5770ada8272 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ $(BUILD_ROOT)/Debug/%.o: %.cpp $(BUILD_ROOT)/Debug/.dir
 
 # Clean nukes the tree
 clean::
-	rm -rf Debug Release Depend
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_ROOT)/Debug $(BUILD_ROOT)/Release $(BUILD_ROOT)/Depend
 	rm -f core *.o *.d *.so *~ *.flc
 
 # If dependancies were generated for the file that included this file,