diff --git a/share/mk/meta.stage.mk b/share/mk/meta.stage.mk
index 0baddba1dc7..2807774c4a5 100644
--- a/share/mk/meta.stage.mk
+++ b/share/mk/meta.stage.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
-# $Id: meta.stage.mk,v 1.44 2016/03/16 18:21:23 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: meta.stage.mk,v 1.45 2016/05/26 03:59:09 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 2011, Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ beforeinstall: .dirdep
 .NOPATH: ${STAGE_FILES}
 
 .if !empty(STAGE_TARGETS)
+.NOPATH: ${CLEANFILES}
+
 MK_STALE_STAGED?= no
 .if ${MK_STALE_STAGED} == "yes"
 all: stale_staged