diff --git a/Makefile.base b/Makefile.base
index 95dd2e7623..5174119c09 100644
--- a/Makefile.base
+++ b/Makefile.base
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DIRS := $(sort $(abspath $(DIRS)))
 
 MODULE ?= $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
 
-.PHONY: all $(DIRS:%=ALL--%) $(DIRS:%=CLEAN--%)
+.PHONY: all clean $(DIRS:%=ALL--%) $(DIRS:%=CLEAN--%)
 
 all: $(BINDIR)/$(MODULE).a ..nothing