diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f MANIFEST MANIFEST.in hgext/__index__.py tests/*.err
 	rm -f mercurial/__modulepolicy__.py
 	if test -d .hg; then rm -f mercurial/__version__.py; fi
-	rm -rf build mercurial/locale
+	rm -rf build packages mercurial/locale
 	$(MAKE) -C doc clean
 	$(MAKE) -C contrib/chg distclean