diff --git a/package/file/file.mk b/package/file/file.mk
index f4205718c..0498d24d2 100644
--- a/package/file/file.mk
+++ b/package/file/file.mk
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ endif
 file: zlib uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/$(FILE_TARGET_BINARY)
 
 file-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(FILE_DIR2) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(FILE_DIR2) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(FILE_DIR2) clean
 
 file-dirclean:
diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index 802da2fb7..7acd92eba 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ gettext: uclibc pkgconfig $(STAGING_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY)
 gettext-unpacked: $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 gettext-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) clean
 
 gettext-dirclean:
diff --git a/package/libdrm/libdrm.mk b/package/libdrm/libdrm.mk
index fb7fc061b..24cd66744 100644
--- a/package/libdrm/libdrm.mk
+++ b/package/libdrm/libdrm.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libdrm.so: $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libdrm.so
 libdrm: uclibc pkgconfig $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libdrm.so
 
 libdrm-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(LIBDRM_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(LIBDRM_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(LIBDRM_DIR) clean
 
 libdrm-dirclean:
diff --git a/package/lzo/lzo.mk b/package/lzo/lzo.mk
index ed47900c3..a394e6835 100644
--- a/package/lzo/lzo.mk
+++ b/package/lzo/lzo.mk
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/liblzo.a: $(LZO_DIR)/src/liblzo.la
 lzo: uclibc $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/liblzo.a
 
 lzo-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(LZO_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(LZO_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(LZO_DIR) clean
 
 lzo-dirclean:
diff --git a/package/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.mk b/package/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.mk
index 91c521078..456ad2406 100644
--- a/package/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.mk
+++ b/package/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $(STAGING_DIR)/$(PKGCONFIG_TARGET_BINARY): $(PKGCONFIG_DIR)/$(PKGCONFIG_BINARY)
 pkgconfig: uclibc $(STAGING_DIR)/$(PKGCONFIG_TARGET_BINARY)
 
 pkgconfig-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(PKGCONFIG_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(PKGCONFIG_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(PKGCONFIG_DIR) clean
 
 pkgconfig-dirclean:
diff --git a/package/tslib/tslib.mk b/package/tslib/tslib.mk
index 97fcf10c3..8e309d9c6 100644
--- a/package/tslib/tslib.mk
+++ b/package/tslib/tslib.mk
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ tslib-build: uclibc $(TSLIB_DIR)/.configured
 	touch $(TSLIB_DIR)/.compiled
 
 tslib-clean:
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(TSLIB_DIR) uninstall
-	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libts.*
-	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libts.*
+	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(TSLIB_DIR) uninstall
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libts.* $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libts.*
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(TSLIB_DIR) clean
 
 tslib-dirclean:
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdata_xcursor-themes/xdata_xcursor-themes.mk b/package/x11r7/xdata_xcursor-themes/xdata_xcursor-themes.mk
index ec09be62b..5dc0ce965 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdata_xcursor-themes/xdata_xcursor-themes.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdata_xcursor-themes/xdata_xcursor-themes.mk
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR)/.installed: $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR)/.built
 	touch $@
 
 xdata_xcursor-themes-clean:
-	$(MAKE) prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr -C $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR) uninstall
-	$(MAKE) prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr -C $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr -C $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr -C $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR) clean
 	-rm $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR)/.installed
 	-rm $(XDATA_XCURSOR_THEMES_DIR)/.built
diff --git a/target/u-boot/Makefile.in b/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
index 8ae084bdf..fc4745430 100644
--- a/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define insert_define
 @echo "#endif" >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
 @echo "#define $(strip $(1)) $(2)" >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
 endef
-	
+
 $(DL_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_SOURCE):
 	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(U_BOOT_SITE)/$(U_BOOT_SOURCE)
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ $(BINARIES_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN): $(U_BOOT_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN)
 u-boot: gcc $(BINARIES_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN)
 
 u-boot-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(U_BOOT_DIR) clean
+	-$(MAKE) -C $(U_BOOT_DIR) clean
 
 u-boot-dirclean:
 	rm -rf $(U_BOOT_DIR)