diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59f0a07a480..a77825e8f9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ realclean: clean
 	  -name depend -o -name depend.bak ')' -exec rm -f '{}' ';'
 
 
+distclean: realclean
+
+
 install:
 	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS) ; do \
 		if [ -d $$dir ] ; then \
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ install:
 	done
 
 
-.PHONY: default doxygen clean realclean install linux-directfb-install
+.PHONY: default doxygen clean realclean distclean install linux-directfb-install
 
 # If there's no current configuration file
 $(TOP)/configs/current: