diff --git a/bindings/java/Makefile.am b/bindings/java/Makefile.am
index 4d27cad3cf928e7dafdc4f8d3555a6c27510da56..b6b196c621627a6bea2eda6fd3a8b8c984fc0e96 100644
--- a/bindings/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/java/Makefile.am
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ $(tsk_jar):
 	ant dist	
 
 CLEANFILES = $(tsk_jar)
+
+clean-local:
+	ant clean