diff --git a/arch/avr32/Makefile b/arch/avr32/Makefile
index 0b97e14f73f665e6c3d4c04c1741a854ae16e164..c21a3290d542ddbcbeb4789f82b48de7255a9bba 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ core-y					+= arch/avr32/mm/
 drivers-$(CONFIG_OPROFILE)		+= arch/avr32/oprofile/
 libs-y					+= arch/avr32/lib/
 
-CLEAN_FILES += include/asm-avr32/.arch include/asm-avr32/arch
-
 BOOT_TARGETS := vmlinux.elf vmlinux.bin uImage uImage.srec
 
 .PHONY: $(BOOT_TARGETS) install