diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67279203e8..d18153de5d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ deb: dist
 ### Cleaning rules
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o mozilla-sha1/*.o ppc/*.o $(PROGRAMS) $(LIB_FILE)
+	rm -f *.o mozilla-sha1/*.o ppc/*.o compat/*.o $(PROGRAMS) $(LIB_FILE)
 	rm -f $(filter-out gitk,$(SCRIPTS))
-	rm -f git-core.spec
+	rm -f git-core.spec *.pyc *.pyo
 	rm -rf $(GIT_TARNAME)
 	rm -f $(GIT_TARNAME).tar.gz git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.tar.gz
 	rm -f git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.deb git-core_$(GIT_VERSION)-*.dsc