diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1b4dffc..eb6e9e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ stagit-index: stagit-index.o ${COMPATOBJ}
 	${CC} -o $@ stagit-index.o ${COMPATOBJ} ${LDFLAGS}
 
 clean:
-	rm -f ${BIN} ${OBJ}
+	rm -f ${BIN} ${OBJ} ${NAME}-${VERSION}.tar.gz
 
 install: all
 	# installing executable files.