diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index df48dd545..3bfbe6a65 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ umount $TMPDISK2 || exit
 umount $RAM || exit
 (cd ../boot && make)
 (cd .. && make depend)
+make clean
 make image || exit 1
 cp image image_big
 make clean