diff --git a/main/Makefile b/main/Makefile
index 0ba20fe..701e218 100644
--- a/main/Makefile
+++ b/main/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all: $(OBJS)
 	  rm -f $@.$$$$
 
 clean:
-	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep $(ARCHIVE)
+	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep
 
 # Include dependency files
 include $(OBJS:.o=.dep)
diff --git a/shapes/Makefile b/shapes/Makefile
index 0ba20fe..701e218 100644
--- a/shapes/Makefile
+++ b/shapes/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all: $(OBJS)
 	  rm -f $@.$$$$
 
 clean:
-	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep $(ARCHIVE)
+	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep
 
 # Include dependency files
 include $(OBJS:.o=.dep)
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 0ba20fe..701e218 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all: $(OBJS)
 	  rm -f $@.$$$$
 
 clean:
-	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep $(ARCHIVE)
+	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep
 
 # Include dependency files
 include $(OBJS:.o=.dep)
diff --git a/util/Makefile b/util/Makefile
index 0ba20fe..701e218 100644
--- a/util/Makefile
+++ b/util/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all: $(OBJS)
 	  rm -f $@.$$$$
 
 clean:
-	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep $(ARCHIVE)
+	-$(RM) -f *.o *.dep
 
 # Include dependency files
 include $(OBJS:.o=.dep)