diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 3649900696dd..f2cb4d7ffd96 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ __clean-files   := $(wildcard $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(__clean-files)))
 
 # ==========================================================================
 
+# To make this rule robust against "Argument list too long" error,
+# remove $(obj)/ prefix, and restore it by a shell command.
 quiet_cmd_clean = CLEAN   $(obj)
-      cmd_clean = rm -rf $(__clean-files)
+      cmd_clean = printf '$(obj)/%s ' $(patsubst $(obj)/%,%,$(__clean-files)) | xargs rm -rf
 
 __clean: $(subdir-ymn)
 ifneq ($(strip $(__clean-files)),)