diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f6093917a..e510976c25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ clean:
 	@-rm doc/node.1 doc/api.xml doc/api.html
 	@tools/waf-light clean
 
-distclean:
+distclean: clean
 	@-rm -rf build/
-	@-find tools | egrep --colour=never ".pyc$" | xargs rm
+	@-find tools/ -name "*.pyc" -delete
 
 check:
 	@tools/waf-light check