diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5d7edfd39..a009a81a9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+hamlib (1.2.6.2-3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Run 'make distclean' instead of 'make clean'.
+
+ -- Joop Stakenborg <pa3aba@debian.org>  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:46:28 +0100
+
 hamlib (1.2.6.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * From Ubuntu hardy: Remove bytecompiled modules from the python-libhamlib2 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 64a4e2a52..fa1908590 100644
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ clean:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	# Add here commands to clean up after the build process.
-	[ ! -f Makefile ] || $(MAKE) clean
+	[ ! -f Makefile ] || $(MAKE) distclean
 	dh_clean
 	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp 
 	rm -f config.log libltdl/config.log