diff --git a/make/lib.mk b/make/lib.mk
index eb8eb5ab..33c48e6e 100644
--- a/make/lib.mk
+++ b/make/lib.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ all: $(LIB_SO) $(LINKS_SO)
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
-clean:
-	rm -rf *.a *.o *.so.* *.so *~ st* .*.swp *.done
-distclean: clean
 install: $(LOCAL_TARGETS) all $(INSTALLED_LIB_A) $(INSTALLED_LIB_SO) $(INSTALLED_LINKS_SO)
+clean: local_libclean
+distclean: clean
+local_libclean:
+	rm -rf *.a *.o *.so.* *.so *~ st* .*.swp *.done
+