diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 0b00da23d..8b5eab60c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ mostlyclean: clean_lisp
 	$(RM) config.version config.log config.cache
 	$(RM) *.c *.o *.a *.eclh *.h *.data *.fas *.dat *.la *.so *.dylib
 clean_lisp:
-	for i in lsp cmp clos clx tk ext; do $(RM) lib$$i.a $$i/?*.{o,eclh,data,c,sdat,h,fas}; done
-	$(RM) help.doc
+	-$(RM) help.doc $(TARGETS)
+	-for i in lsp cmp clos clx tk ext; do $(RM) lib$$i.a $$i/?*.{o,eclh,data,c,sdat,h,fas}; done
 distclean: clean
 realclean: distclean
 #