diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index a5d0be56..376d952b 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ rpm-release: rpm-update-release
 		$(check_cvs_sync) ;\
 		echo "+ version $(VERSION) doesn't match latest released rpm version "\
 			"$(LAST_RPM_VERSION), building a new release" ;\
-		make update-repo.dist || exit 1;\
+		make rpm-clean update-repo.dist || exit 1;\
 		cp VERSION LAST_RPM_VERSION ;\
 		if ! grep -q LAST_RPM_VERSION CVS/Entries; then \
 			cvs add LAST_RPM_VERSION ;\