diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile_32 b/arch/x86/Makefile_32
index 50394da2f6c1..f806ceccff7a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile_32
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile_32
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) install
 
 archclean:
-	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/i386/boot
+	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/i386
+	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/x86_64
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/x86/boot
 
 define archhelp
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile_64 b/arch/x86/Makefile_64
index a804860022e6..93cf17769ff5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile_64
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile_64
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ endif
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/x86/vdso $@
 
 archclean:
-	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/x86_64/boot
+	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/i386
+	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/x86_64
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
 
 define archhelp