diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2064147..e702b2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ DRIVER_VERSION = $(shell git describe --long)
 version.h: it87.c
 	@echo "#define IT87_DRIVER_VERSION	\"$(DRIVER_VERSION)\"" > version.h
 
-modules clean: version.h
+modules: version.h
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_BUILD) M=$(CURDIR) $@
 
+clean:
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_BUILD) M=$(CURDIR) $@
+	rm -f version.h
+
 install: modules_install
 
 modules_install: