diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dd13ba32099..7a833c7e4dc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-04-27  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
+
+	* Makefile.tpl: Clean $(BUILD_SUBDIR).
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+
 2003-04-25  Wolfgang Bangerth  <bangerth@dealii.org>
 
 	* MAINTAINERS (Write After Approval): Upgrade myself from
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 1b993f59e9c..754329ea2cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ local-distclean:
 	-if [ "$(TARGET_SUBDIR)" != "." ]; then \
 	  rm -rf $(TARGET_SUBDIR); \
 	else true; fi
+	-rm -rf $(BUILD_SUBDIR)
 	-rm -f texinfo/po/Makefile texinfo/po/Makefile.in texinfo/info/Makefile
 	-rm -f texinfo/doc/Makefile texinfo/po/POTFILES
 	-rmdir texinfo/doc texinfo/info texinfo/intl texinfo/lib 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index 314c44977d8..018f18f5db4 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ local-distclean:
 	-if [ "$(TARGET_SUBDIR)" != "." ]; then \
 	  rm -rf $(TARGET_SUBDIR); \
 	else true; fi
+	-rm -rf $(BUILD_SUBDIR)
 	-rm -f texinfo/po/Makefile texinfo/po/Makefile.in texinfo/info/Makefile
 	-rm -f texinfo/doc/Makefile texinfo/po/POTFILES
 	-rmdir texinfo/doc texinfo/info texinfo/intl texinfo/lib 2>/dev/null