diff --git a/expat/Makefile.in b/expat/Makefile.in
index 6a3b91f6..4c78a6cc 100644
--- a/expat/Makefile.in
+++ b/expat/Makefile.in
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf .libs libexpat.la
 	rm -f examples/core tests/core xmlwf/core
 
+clobber: clean
+
 distclean: clean
 	rm -f expat_config.h config.status config.log config.cache libtool
 	rm -f Makefile