diff --git a/configure/RULES.Db b/configure/RULES.Db
index f938bb724..34716d26c 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.Db
+++ b/configure/RULES.Db
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ clean::
 	@$(RM) *_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
 	@$(RM) $(TARGETS)
 
-realclean: clean
+realclean:: clean
 
 ##################################################### CapFast filter
 
diff --git a/configure/RULES.ioc b/configure/RULES.ioc
index c661d54d5..f7bc1168d 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.ioc
+++ b/configure/RULES.ioc
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ else
 	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl -a $(ARCH) -t $(IOCS_APPL_TOP) $@
 endif
 
-realclean:
+realclean::
 	$(RM) cdCommands envPaths dllPath.bat