diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index ef4a697..fbd4ce3 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ clean:
 		if [ -n "$(OBJDIR)" ]; then \
 		$(MAKE) OBJDIR="$(OBJDIR)$$i/" clean; \
 		else $(MAKE) clean; fi) || exit; done
-	$(RM) -- $(configure.1_OBJS) $(configure.html_OBJS) $(project.conf.5_OBJS) $(project.conf.html_OBJS)
+	$(RM) --
 	./scripts/docbook.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)configure.1"
 	./scripts/docbook.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)configure.html"
 	./scripts/docbook.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)project.conf.5"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ distclean:
 		if [ -n "$(OBJDIR)" ]; then \
 		$(MAKE) OBJDIR="$(OBJDIR)$$i/" distclean; \
 		else $(MAKE) distclean; fi) || exit; done
-	$(RM) -- $(configure.1_OBJS) $(configure.html_OBJS) $(project.conf.5_OBJS) $(project.conf.html_OBJS)
+	$(RM) --
 	./scripts/docbook.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)configure.1"
 	./scripts/docbook.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)configure.html"
 	./scripts/docbook.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)project.conf.5"
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 92b4753..dd2cdd7 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $(OBJDIR)xmllint.log: ../doc/scripts/xmllint.sh
 	../doc/scripts/xmllint.sh -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)xmllint.log"
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -- $(clint.log_OBJS) $(coverage.log_OBJS) $(fixme.log_OBJS) $(htmllint.log_OBJS) $(phplint.log_OBJS) $(pylint.log_OBJS) $(shlint.log_OBJS) $(tests.log_OBJS) $(xmllint.log_OBJS)
+	$(RM) --
 	../doc/scripts/clint.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)clint.log"
 	../doc/scripts/coverage.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)coverage.log"
 	../doc/scripts/fixme.sh -c -P "$(PREFIX)" -- "$(OBJDIR)fixme.log"