diff --git a/make/bin.mk b/make/bin.mk
index 23948728..150e75e0 100644
--- a/make/bin.mk
+++ b/make/bin.mk
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 
 all install:
 clean distclean:
-	rm -f $(filter-out Makefile CVS,$(wildcard *))
+	rm -f $(filter-out Makefile CVS debug release,$(wildcard *))
 
diff --git a/make/exe.mk b/make/exe.mk
index 97140d15..70456685 100644
--- a/make/exe.mk
+++ b/make/exe.mk
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(shell echo $(strip $(LD_LIB_PATH):$(LD_LIB_PATH_ORIG))
 all: $(EXE) $(EXE_BIN)
 install: $(INSTALLED_EXE) $(INSTALLED_EXE_BIN)
 run: all.dirs $(EXE) $(EXE_BIN)
+	rm -f $(CORE)
 	./$(EXE) $(EXE_ARGS)
 strace: $(EXE) $(EXE_BIN)
 	strace -f ./$(EXE) $(EXE_ARGS)
 kdbg gdb ddd:
-	rm -f $(CORE); make run; $@ $(EXE) $(firstword $(CORE))
-debug:
-	make gdb
+	$@ $(EXE) $(firstword $(CORE))
+debug: gdb
 
 clean: execlean localclean