diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index dd24fcacb..3fdb2eb31 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -298,14 +298,15 @@ CONTIKI_NG_PROJECT_MAP = $(addsuffix -$(TARGET).map, $(basename $@))
 .PHONY: clean distclean usage help targets boards savetarget savedefines viewconf
 
 clean:
-	-rm -f *.d *.e *.o $(CONTIKI_NG_TARGET_LIB) $(CLEAN)
-	-rm -rf $(OBJECTDIR)
-	-rm -f $(addsuffix -$(TARGET).map, $(CONTIKI_PROJECT))
-	-rm -f $(addsuffix .$(TARGET), $(CONTIKI_PROJECT))
+	-$(Q)rm -f *.d *.e *.o $(CONTIKI_NG_TARGET_LIB) $(CLEAN)
+	-$(Q)rm -rf $(OBJECTDIR)
+	-$(Q)rm -f $(addsuffix -$(TARGET).map, $(CONTIKI_PROJECT))
+	-$(Q)rm -f $(addsuffix .$(TARGET), $(CONTIKI_PROJECT))
+	@echo Target $(TARGET) cleaned
 
 distclean:
 	@for TARG in `ls $(CONTIKI)/arch/platform $(TARGETDIRS)`; do \
-		echo make $$TARG clean; \
+		echo Running: make TARGET=$$TARG clean; \
 		make TARGET=$$TARG clean; \
 	done