diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 77cc84df..0398a281 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ all: $(KERNELS)
 clean: $(addsuffix .clean,$(BUILD_TARGET))
 
 %.clean: $(O)/%/Makefile
-	@make -C $(O)/$(basename $@) $(SUBCMD_OPTS) clean
+	@make --no-print-directory -C $(O)/$(basename $@) $(SUBCMD_OPTS) clean
 
 FORCE:
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile.build b/kernel/Makefile.build
index da438fc4..905a3035 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile.build
+++ b/kernel/Makefile.build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ kernel.img: $(OBJS) $(AALOBJ)
 	$(mkimage_cmd)
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(OBJS) kernel.img kernel.img.elf Makefile.dep
+	$(rm_cmd) $(OBJS) kernel.img kernel.img.elf Makefile.dep
 	@$(submake) -C $(AALBASE) $(SUBCMD_OPTS) clean
 
 depend: Makefile.dep