diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
index 1fab97cf9e8..67a5630996b 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ all:
 .else
 .if defined(_LIBS) && !empty(_LIBS)
 all: ${_LIBS}
-CLEANFILES+=	${_LIBS}
 .endif
 
 .if ${MK_MAN} != "no" && !defined(LIBRARIES_ONLY)
@@ -312,6 +311,8 @@ all: all-man
 .endif
 .endif
 
+CLEANFILES+=	${_LIBS}
+
 _EXTRADEPEND:
 .if !defined(NO_EXTRADEPEND) && defined(SHLIB_NAME)
 .if defined(DPADD) && !empty(DPADD)