diff --git a/Makefile.lang.in b/Makefile.lang.in
index 7ce331913d..2853ae3898 100644
--- a/Makefile.lang.in
+++ b/Makefile.lang.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ depend:
 
 clean:
 	$(E) '$(STAGE) Cleaning up language files'
-	$(Q)rm -f strgen.o string.o alloc_func.o getoptdata.o table/strings.h $(STRGEN) $(LANGS) $(LANGS:%=$(BIN_DIR)/lang/%) lang/english.*
+	$(Q)rm -f strgen_base.o strgen.o string.o alloc_func.o getoptdata.o table/strings.h $(STRGEN) $(LANGS) $(LANGS:%=$(BIN_DIR)/lang/%) lang/english.*
 
 mrproper: clean
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(BIN_DIR)/lang
diff --git a/Makefile.setting.in b/Makefile.setting.in
index 656de05723..1e2dc992f8 100644
--- a/Makefile.setting.in
+++ b/Makefile.setting.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ depend:
 
 clean:
 	$(E) '$(STAGE) Cleaning up settings files'
-	$(Q)rm -f settingsgen.o alloc_func.o getoptdata.o ini_load.o $(SETTINGSGEN) table/settings.h
+	$(Q)rm -f settingsgen.o alloc_func.o getoptdata.o string.o ini_load.o $(SETTINGSGEN) table/settings.h
 
 mrproper: clean