diff --git a/config/RULES_TOP b/config/RULES_TOP
index 8766badae..15850900b 100644
--- a/config/RULES_TOP
+++ b/config/RULES_TOP
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ help:
 	@echo "Indiv. object targets are supported by O.<arch> level Makefile .e.g"
 	@echo "     xxxRecord.o"
 
-.PHONY :: uninstall tar help cleandirs
+distclean: clean uninstall
+
+.PHONY :: uninstall tar help cleandirs distclean