diff --git a/make/platform.mk b/make/platform.mk
index 117b4dc0..2caad545 100644
--- a/make/platform.mk
+++ b/make/platform.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ endef
 
 CACHE_PROJECTS_MK           := $(JWBDIR)/cache-projects.mk
 
+ifeq ($(filter clean distclean,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 $(eval $(call try_include,$(TOPDIR)/make/.cache-project.mk))
 $(eval $(call try_include,$(CACHE_PROJECTS_MK)))
+endif
 $(eval $(call try_include,$(JWBDIR)/make/pre-local.mk))
 $(eval $(call try_include,$(TOPDIR)/make/pre-local.mk))
 $(eval $(call try_include,pre-local.mk))