diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ccce9942..81f110d24 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ depend: .depend
 
 clean_context:
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C platform clean_context TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)"
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C builtin/registry clean_context TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)"
 
 clean: $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANDIRS), $(SDIR)_clean)
 	$(call DELFILE, $(SYMTABSRC))
diff --git a/builtin/registry/Makefile b/builtin/registry/Makefile
index bf04a87f5..c4e046644 100644
--- a/builtin/registry/Makefile
+++ b/builtin/registry/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ depend:
 clean:
 	$(call CLEAN)
 
-distclean: clean
+clean_context:
 	$(call DELFILE, *.bdat)
 	$(call DELFILE, *.pdat)
+
+distclean: clean
 	$(call DELFILE, .updated)