diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 52b5880c..17c12943 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ install-doc-libs:
 uninstall-doc-libs:
 	(cd doc && make uninstall-doc-libs)
 
+clean-doc:
+	(cd doc && make clean)
+
+distclean-doc:
+	(cd doc && make distclean)
+
 install: all-libs-recursive install-progs-recursive \
 	install-shlibs-libs-recursive install-doc-libs
 #	(export MANPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(mandir); $(srcdir)/install-utils/compile_manpages)
@@ -69,10 +75,10 @@ all-libs-recursive install-libs-recursive uninstall-libs-recursive install-shlib
 
 mostlyclean: mostlyclean-recursive mostlyclean-local
 
-clean: clean-recursive clean-local
+clean: clean-recursive clean-local clean-doc
 	$(RM) -f $(SUBS)
 
-distclean: distclean-recursive distclean-local
+distclean: distclean-doc distclean-recursive distclean-local 
 
 realclean: realclean-recursive realclean-local
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index 5747e289..2a8a5fda 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ libext2fs.info: $(srcdir)/libext2fs.texinfo
 libext2fs.dvi: $(srcdir)/libext2fs.texinfo
 	$(DVI) $(srcdir)/libext2fs.texinfo
 
+.PHONY: distclean
+distclean:: clean
+	$(RM) Makefile
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:: clean-all
 
diff --git a/e2fsck/Makefile.in b/e2fsck/Makefile.in
index 0df33d59..b2bedb57 100644
--- a/e2fsck/Makefile.in
+++ b/e2fsck/Makefile.in
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ uninstall:
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -f $(PROGS) \#* *\# *.s *.o *.a *~ core e2fsck.static \
-		e2fsck.shared e2fsck.profiled e2fsck.8
+		e2fsck.shared e2fsck.profiled flushb e2fsck.8
 	$(RM) -rf profiled
 
 mostlyclean: clean