diff --git a/make/text.mk b/make/text.mk
index 6b80cb1a..75926a1f 100644
--- a/make/text.mk
+++ b/make/text.mk
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 clean: textclean localclean
 install: # nothing to be done
 all: # nothing to be done
+profclean:
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index b9a516ea..1a710584 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ install: $(EXEDIR) $(CONFDIR)
 clean distclean libclean:
 	rm -rf *~ .*.swp core
 
+profclean:
diff --git a/tmpl/tex/technical/Makefile b/tmpl/tex/technical/Makefile
index 222fe8d3..6195fd09 100644
--- a/tmpl/tex/technical/Makefile
+++ b/tmpl/tex/technical/Makefile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-all clean install distclean:
+all clean install distclean profclean: