diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1a5006f48..e79b64763 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ benchmark: all build/test.html
 
 clean:
 	rm -fr root
-	rm build/*
-	rm src/*.bc
+	rm -fr build/*
+	rm -fr src/*.bc
 	make -C packages clean
 	make -C six clean
 	echo "The Emsdk and CPython are not cleaned. cd into those directories to do so."
diff --git a/packages/Makefile b/packages/Makefile
index c589cad6e..22552d59e 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile
+++ b/packages/Makefile
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ all:
 	../tools/buildall . ../build --ldflags="$(SIDE_LDFLAGS)" --host=$(HOSTPYTHONROOT) --target=$(TARGETPYTHONROOT)
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf */build
+	rm -rf ./*/build