diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cbf4b18cf51c..560408808c33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ PHONY += distclean
 
 distclean: mrproper
 	$(call cmd,rmfiles)
-	@find $(srctree) $(RCS_FIND_IGNORE) \
+	@find . $(RCS_FIND_IGNORE) \
 		\( -name '*.orig' -o -name '*.rej' -o -name '*~' \
 		-o -name '*.bak' -o -name '#*#' -o -name '*%' \
 		-o -name 'core' \) \