2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7f272b668..8cf0fbcc2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ all .DEFAULT:
 		echo; \
 	fi
 
+distclean maintainerclean:
+	@if test -d $(builddir); then \
+		echo cd $(builddir); \
+		cd $(builddir); \
+		echo $(MAKE) $@; \
+		$(MAKE) $@; \
+	fi
+	test -z "$(builddir)" || rm -fr "$(builddir)"
+
 # synonyms for "check"
 .PHONY: test
 test: check
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index db74bd378..2edd33820 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -118,3 +118,6 @@ man_MANS = \
 
 dist-hook:
 	cp -p "$(srcdir)/Makefile" "$(distdir)/Makefile"
+
+distclean-local:
+	test -z "$(DX_DOCDIR)" || rm -fr "$(DX_DOCDIR)"