diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4bdc9f897e..ff89b8b79d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ eclean: clean
 	rm -f *.tar *.tgz *.gz 
 
 megaclean: eclean modclean
+	rm -f `find ./libs -name \*.o`
 	rm -f `find ./libs -name \*.la`
 
 libclean: