diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index b8ef1856fd..4872183e0f 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ clean-local:: clean-runnable
 	$(Q)$(RM) $(OBJS) $(MINIOBJS) $(MAINOBJ) $(LIBRUBY_A) $(LIBRUBY_SO) $(LIBRUBY) $(LIBRUBY_ALIASES)
 	$(Q)$(RM) $(PROGRAM) $(WPROGRAM) miniruby$(EXEEXT) dmyext.$(OBJEXT) dmyenc.$(OBJEXT) $(ARCHFILE) .*.time
 	$(Q)$(RM) y.tab.c y.output encdb.h transdb.h config.log rbconfig.rb $(ruby_pc) probes.h probes.$(OBJEXT) probes.stamp ruby-glommed.$(OBJEXT)
-	$(Q)$(RM) GNUmakefile.old Makefile.old $(arch)-fake.rb version.i bisect.sh $(ENC_TRANS_D)
+	$(Q)$(RM) GNUmakefile.old Makefile.old $(arch)-fake.rb bisect.sh $(ENC_TRANS_D)
 	-$(Q) $(RMDIR) enc/jis enc/trans enc 2> $(NULL) || exit 0
 clean-runnable:: PHONY
 	$(Q)$(CHDIR) bin 2>$(NULL) && $(RM) $(PROGRAM) $(WPROGRAM) $(GORUBY)$(EXEEXT) bin/*.$(DLEXT) 2>$(NULL) || exit 0