diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index d0861bb..5bf48fc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
 ### Cleaning rules
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(OUTPUT){*.o,*/*.o,*/*/*.o,*/*/*/*.o,$(LIB_FILE),perf-archive}
+	$(RM) $(LIB_OBJS) $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(LIB_FILE) $(OUTPUT)perf-archive $(OUTPUT)perf.o $(LANG_BINDINGS)
 	$(RM) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) perf
 	$(RM) *.spec *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h TAGS tags cscope*
 	$(MAKE) -C Documentation/ clean