diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index 3d69aa9..423f4b8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 install: install_lib
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *.so $(VERSION_FILES).*.d
+	$(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *.so $(VERSION_FILES) .*.d
 	$(RM) tags TAGS
 
 endif # skip-makefile