diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bc8f472c95400efff461782caabc19914cf9445..a2bd02f45636a77e3971c40de345952b729337c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 hdrck-clean:
-	$(RM) headers/hdrck headers/hdrck.o
+	$(RM) $(HDRCK) headers/hdrck.o
 	$(RM) headers/hdrck.cmx headers/hdrck.cmi headers/hdrck.cmp
 
 clean:: hdrck-clean