diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 3a1a9ec80..d0f9a0a8b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ maintainerclean:
 
 clean: debian/control
 	dh_testdir
-	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAMPS_DIR) debian/lib/python/debian_linux/*.pyc $$(find debian -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'linux-*') debian/*-modules-*-di* debian/kernel-image-*-di* debian/xen-linux-system-*
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAMPS_DIR) debian/lib/python/debian_linux/*.pyc debian/lib/python/debian_linux/__pycache__ $$(find debian -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'linux-*') debian/*-modules-*-di* debian/kernel-image-*-di* debian/xen-linux-system-*
 	dh_clean
 
 CONTROL_FILES = debian/changelog $(wildcard debian/templates/*.in)