diff --git a/android/build_boinc_arm.sh b/android/build_boinc_arm.sh
index fe26b12c8e..a425a85577 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_arm.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_arm.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
 echo "==================building BOINC from $BOINC=========================="
 cd $BOINC
 if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" ]; then
-make clean
+make distclean
 fi
 if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
 ./_autosetup
diff --git a/android/build_boinc_mips.sh b/android/build_boinc_mips.sh
index 9b30558523..f7bb035d9c 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_mips.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_mips.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
 echo "==================building BOINC from $BOINC=========================="
 cd $BOINC
 if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" ]; then
-make clean
+make distclean
 fi
 if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
 ./_autosetup
diff --git a/android/build_boinc_x86.sh b/android/build_boinc_x86.sh
index 079e78a90c..dc16383d53 100755
--- a/android/build_boinc_x86.sh
+++ b/android/build_boinc_x86.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ -n "$COMPILEBOINC" ]; then
 echo "==================building BOINC from $BOINC=========================="
 cd $BOINC
 if [ -n "$MAKECLEAN" ]; then
-make clean
+make distclean
 fi
 if [ -n "$CONFIGURE" ]; then
 ./_autosetup