diff --git a/ct-ng.in b/ct-ng.in
index 84f5c108..533f4ef0 100644
--- a/ct-ng.in
+++ b/ct-ng.in
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ version:
 PHONY += clean
 clean::
 	@$(ECHO) "  CLEAN log"
-	$(SILENT)rm -f build.log .config.* ..config*
+	$(SILENT)rm -f build.log
+	@$(ECHO) "  CLEAN build dir"
+	$(SILENT)[ ! -d targets ] || chmod -R u+w targets
+	$(SILENT)[ ! -d .build  ] || chmod -R u+w .build
+	$(SILENT)rm -rf targets .build
 
 PHONY += distclean
 distclean:: clean
 	@$(ECHO) "  CLEAN .config"
 	$(SILENT)rm -f .config .config.* ..config*
-	@$(ECHO) "  CLEAN build dir"
-	$(SILENT)[ ! -d targets ] || chmod -R u+w targets
-	$(SILENT)[ ! -d .build  ] || chmod -R u+w .build
-	$(SILENT)rm -rf targets .build