--- a/src/python/recoll/Makefile
+++ b/src/python/recoll/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 install:
 	sudo python setup.py install
 clean:
-	rm -rf build
+	rm -rf build 
 	rm -f recoll/__init__.pyc
+	rm -rf recoll/__pycache__
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f setup.py
+	rm -f setup.py