diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f2cb271a2..cf4f34e45b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf qga/qapi-generated
 	for d in $(ALL_SUBDIRS); do \
 	if test -d $$d; then $(MAKE) -C $$d $@ || exit 1; fi; \
-	rm -f $$d/qemu-options.def; \
         done
 	rm -f config-all-devices.mak