diff --git a/make/plugin-version.mk b/make/plugin-version.mk
index 6f3fdb82..53f0b290 100644
--- a/make/plugin-version.mk
+++ b/make/plugin-version.mk
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/plugin-defs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
 
 all: $(PLUGIN_VERSION_LIB)
-clean: thisclean
+install:
+clean: clean.local
+distclean:
+
 version.o: version.cpp
 	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
-thisclean:
+
+clean.local:
 	rm -f version.o
 
 $(PLUGIN_VERSION_LIB): version.o