diff --git a/legacy/locale/Makefile b/legacy/locale/Makefile
index f36e7ac36..b242616a0 100644
--- a/legacy/locale/Makefile
+++ b/legacy/locale/Makefile
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ update:
 build: $(MO_FILES)
 
 clean:
-	git clean -xdf
+	@rm -f $(MO_FILES)