diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44fd62f148..b40574b75a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),)
 ifneq ($(filter %config distclean,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 NOCOMPILE:=1
 endif
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS), distclean)
+NOMKDIR:=1
+endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(NOCOMPILE),1)