diff --git a/dist-build/msys2-win32.sh b/dist-build/msys2-win32.sh
index 65f0c2a8..d6e1ec36 100755
--- a/dist-build/msys2-win32.sh
+++ b/dist-build/msys2-win32.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 export CFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -m32 -march=pentium2 -mtune=nocona"
 export PREFIX="$(pwd)/libsodium-win32"
 
+make distclean > /dev/null
+
 ./configure --prefix="$PREFIX" --exec-prefix="$PREFIX" \
             --host=i686-w64-mingw32 && \
-make clean && \
 make && \
 make check && \
 make install
diff --git a/dist-build/msys2-win64.sh b/dist-build/msys2-win64.sh
index 35910ba5..3d3d3a77 100755
--- a/dist-build/msys2-win64.sh
+++ b/dist-build/msys2-win64.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 export CFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -m64 -mtune=nocona"
 export PREFIX="$(pwd)/libsodium-win64"
 
+make distclean > /dev/null
+
 ./configure --prefix="$PREFIX" --exec-prefix="$PREFIX" \
             --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 && \
-make clean && \
 make && \
 make check && \
 make install