diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index 3d69aa9ff51e8ff336cae400860a4b544dc82fe3..423f4b81ecceae217c93202928011078985a1f85 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ install_lib: all_cmd install_plugins install_python
 install: install_lib
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *.so $(VERSION_FILES).*.d
+	$(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *.so $(VERSION_FILES) .*.d
 	$(RM) tags TAGS
 
 endif # skip-makefile