diff --git a/Include/Makefile b/Include/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b70dc12f9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Include/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+all:
+		@echo Nothing to make in this directory.
+
+clean:
+		find . '(' -name '*.pyc' -o -name '*.fdc' \
+			-o -name core -o -name '*~' \
+			-o -name '[@,#]*' -o -name '*.old' \
+			-o -name '*.orig' -o -name '*.rej' \
+			-o -name '*.bak' ')' \
+			-print -exec rm -f {} ';'
+
+clobber:	clean
diff --git a/Lib/Makefile b/Lib/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b70dc12f9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+all:
+		@echo Nothing to make in this directory.
+
+clean:
+		find . '(' -name '*.pyc' -o -name '*.fdc' \
+			-o -name core -o -name '*~' \
+			-o -name '[@,#]*' -o -name '*.old' \
+			-o -name '*.orig' -o -name '*.rej' \
+			-o -name '*.bak' ')' \
+			-print -exec rm -f {} ';'
+
+clobber:	clean