diff --git a/module/scheduler/Makefile b/module/scheduler/Makefile
index d973ce092..90f152947 100644
--- a/module/scheduler/Makefile
+++ b/module/scheduler/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ DIRS-y = dynamic
 ifeq (y,$(DPDK_POWER))
 DIRS-y += dpdk_governor gscheduler
 else
+ifneq ($(filter %clean%,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 $(warning Skipping building dpdk_governor and gscheduler, due to missing rte_power)
 endif
+endif
 
 .PHONY: all clean $(DIRS-y)