diff --git a/dlls/winspool/Makefile.in b/dlls/winspool/Makefile.in
index e2b8783c193..d67bf584c49 100644
--- a/dlls/winspool/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/winspool/Makefile.in
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ SUBDIRS = tests
 $(IMPORTLIB): lib$(BASEMODULE).$(IMPLIBEXT)
 	$(RM) $@ && $(LN_S) lib$(BASEMODULE).$(IMPLIBEXT) $@
 
+clean::
+	$(RM) $(IMPORTLIB)
+
 ### Dependencies: