diff --git a/compiler/Makefile b/compiler/Makefile
index 3358b5b353..6a18cc2c41 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile
+++ b/compiler/Makefile
@@ -5151,6 +5151,7 @@ cycleclean: cleanall $(addsuffix _clean,$(CPC_TARGET))
 	-$(DEL) $(EXENAME)
 clean: tempclean execlean cleanall $(addsuffix _clean,$(CPC_TARGET)) $(addsuffix _clean,$(TARGET_DIRS))
 distclean: tempclean execlean cleanall $(addsuffix _clean,$(ALLTARGETS) $(BETATARGETS)) $(addsuffix _distclean,$(TARGET_DIRS))
+	-$(DEL) msgtxt.inc msgidx.inc
 $(MSG2INC): $(COMPILER_TARGETDIR) $(COMPILER_UNITTARGETDIR) $(COMPILERUTILSDIR)/msg2inc.pp
 	$(COMPILER) -FE. $(COMPILERUTILSDIR)/msg2inc.pp
 msgtxt.inc: $(MSGFILE)
diff --git a/compiler/Makefile.fpc b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
index 3e31bbd22d..7f794c9024 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ cycleclean: cleanall $(addsuffix _clean,$(CPC_TARGET))
 clean: tempclean execlean cleanall $(addsuffix _clean,$(CPC_TARGET)) $(addsuffix _clean,$(TARGET_DIRS))
 
 distclean: tempclean execlean cleanall $(addsuffix _clean,$(ALLTARGETS) $(BETATARGETS)) $(addsuffix _distclean,$(TARGET_DIRS))
-
+        -$(DEL) msgtxt.inc msgidx.inc
 
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 # Make targets