diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 1ce09670..fddab9f5 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -222,8 +222,11 @@ pckgclean:
 tmpclean:
 	rm -rf *.tmp *.rep
 
+runclean:
+	rm -rf core core.* vgcore vgcore.*
+
 objclean:
-	rm -rf core core.* vgcore vgcore.* .*.o *.o *.a *.so *.so.*
+	rm -rf *.o *.o *.a *.so *.so.*
 
 depclean:
 	rm -f depend.mk *.bak
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ allclean:
 doneclean:
 	rm -rf *.done $(PREREQ_DONE)
 
-execlean: allclean objclean textclean
+execlean: allclean objclean runclean textclean
 	rm -rf $(EXE) $(PLUGIN)
 
 distclean: clean objclean textclean tmpclean vcdistclean profclean timerclean