diff --git a/ares/Makefile.dj b/ares/Makefile.dj
index db56e0950..7f29e2649 100644
--- a/ares/Makefile.dj
+++ b/ares/Makefile.dj
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ acountry.exe: acountry.c $(OBJ_DIR)/ares_getopt.o $(OBJ_HACK)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(EX_LIBS)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(OBJECTS) libcares.a
+	rm -f $(OBJECTS) $(OBJ_DIR)/ares_getopt.o libcares.a
 
 vclean realclean: clean
 	rm -f ahost.exe adig.exe acountry.exe depend.dj