diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index 6cf383225b8b..c3bbef7a6754 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ binary-arch: build-arch
 	KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=${revision} -f \$(srctree)/Makefile intdeb-pkg
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf debian/*tmp debian/files
+	rm -rf debian/files debian/linux-*
 	\$(MAKE) clean
 
 binary: binary-arch