diff --git a/src/compile.lsp.in b/src/compile.lsp.in
index 0ee2a11ff..a5a22a9c8 100755
--- a/src/compile.lsp.in
+++ b/src/compile.lsp.in
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
 ;;;
 (setq si::*init-function-prefix* "ECL")
 
+;;;
+;;; * Clean up a little bit before moving on
+;;;
+(mapc #'delete-file (directory "eclinit*.*"))
+
 ;;;
 ;;; * Compile and link Common-Lisp base library
 ;;;