diff --git a/cde/debian/rules b/cde/debian/rules
index 9af271211..84b61a7ab 100755
--- a/cde/debian/rules
+++ b/cde/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #make clean cleans everything except the doc directory for some reason
 override_dh_auto_clean:
-	$(MAKE) clean
+	#$(MAKE) clean
 	#$(MAKE) clean.doc
 
 #make World needs to be called, not just make