diff --git a/autoconf_share/Makefile.common b/autoconf_share/Makefile.common
index 96cc7cf365e38e9b37271b4f6cd6176470e7bc8e..f389d7fd7ebba361464ccf0ea16729050394c239 100644
--- a/autoconf_share/Makefile.common
+++ b/autoconf_share/Makefile.common
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ WITH_CHECK=1
 CHECKTOOL=
 build_system:
 	@if test 2 -eq $(WITH_CLEAN); then \
-	  $(MAKE) cleandist ; \
+	  $(MAKE) distclean ; \
 	  ../../lofarconf; \
 	fi; \
 	if test 1 -eq $(WITH_CLEAN); then \