diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index d2d07196..4c7fe4e3 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 all: config
 install: topdir.install
 clean: topdir.clean
+distclean: topdir.distclean
 config:
+mrproper:distclean topdir.mrproper
 
 SUBDIRS ?= $(wildcard inst/pre make scripts contrib src libsrc tools include lib bin \
 	util plugins conf config cfg images doc test inst/post)
@@ -20,8 +22,6 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/doc-rules.mk
 
 STREAMLINE_PROJECT ?= bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/streamline-project.sh
 
-distclean: topdir.distclean
-
 INSTALLED_TOPDIR_FILES = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_DOCDIR)/, $(DOCS))
 
 local-%:
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ unlocal:
 topdir.distclean:
 topdir.clean:
 	rm -f *.done
+topdir.mrproper:
+	find . -name '*.rep' | xargs -r rm -f
 
 topdir.install: prefix.done $(INSTALLED_TOPDIR_FILES)