diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44df36f5e..0b19c53b6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ clean:
 	cd deps/linenoise && $(MAKE) $@
 	-(cd deps/jemalloc && $(MAKE) distclean)
 
+distclean: clean
+
 $(TARGETS):
 	cd src && $(MAKE) $@
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 56343c644..1113244b6 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ redis-server: $(OBJ)
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(PRGNAME) $(BENCHPRGNAME) $(CLIPRGNAME) $(CHECKDUMPPRGNAME) $(CHECKAOFPRGNAME) *.o *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov
 
+distclean: clean
+	-(cd .. && $(MAKE) clean)
+
 dep:
 	$(CC) -MM *.c -I ../deps/hiredis -I ../deps/linenoise