diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
index a33729173b134d08312e5613753acaf10b2825b9..6c9211b18ec0960c31fa7486cbc55021abbf72d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ $(header): $(sys)/syscall_64.tbl $(systbl)
 	$(Q)$(SHELL) '$(systbl)' $(sys)/syscall_64.tbl 'x86_64' > $@
 
 clean::
-	rm -f $(header)
+	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, x86) $(RM) $(header)
 
 archheaders: $(header)