diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 45bce31016..96e738924c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3159,7 +3159,7 @@ clean: profile-clean coverage-clean cocciclean
 	$(RM) -r po/build/
 	$(RM) *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo $(GENERATED_H) $(ETAGS_TARGET) tags cscope*
 	$(RM) -r $(GIT_TARNAME) .doc-tmp-dir
-	$(RM) $(GIT_TARNAME).tar.gz git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.tar.gz
+	$(RM) $(GIT_TARNAME).tar.gz
 	$(RM) $(htmldocs).tar.gz $(manpages).tar.gz
 	$(MAKE) -C Documentation/ clean
 	$(RM) Documentation/GIT-EXCLUDED-PROGRAMS