diff --git a/mk/spdk.app.mk b/mk/spdk.app.mk
index beba2f563..faee7143a 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.app.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.app.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app_vars.mk
 
 LIBS += $(SPDK_LIB_LINKER_ARGS)
 
+CLEAN_FILES = $(APP)
+
 all : $(APP)
 	@:
 
@@ -44,6 +46,6 @@ $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(ENV_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)
 
 clean :
-	$(CLEAN_C) $(APP)
+	$(CLEAN_C) $(CLEAN_FILES)
 
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.deps.mk
diff --git a/shared_lib/Makefile b/shared_lib/Makefile
index d7ee5e1f7..9a2773657 100644
--- a/shared_lib/Makefile
+++ b/shared_lib/Makefile
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ $(SHARED_LINKED_LIB) : $(SHARED_REALNAME_LIB)
 
 all: $(SHARED_LINKED_LIB)
 
-clean:
-	$(CLEAN_C) $(SHARED_REALNAME_LIB) $(SHARED_LINKED_LIB)
+CLEAN_FILES += $(SHARED_REALNAME_LIB) $(SHARED_LINKED_LIB)
 
 install:
 	$(INSTALL_SHARED_LIB)