diff --git a/src/photon/Makefile b/src/photon/Makefile
index 4c2f78964..eb2e4ad17 100644
--- a/src/photon/Makefile
+++ b/src/photon/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ common: FORCE
 	cd ../common; make
 
 clean:
+	cd ../common; make clean
 	rm -rf $(BUILD)/*
 	rm -f *.o