diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 60135cbd905c..d6f404ae3d93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ archclean:
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(objtree)/arch/x86_64
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/x86/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/x86/purgatory
 
 define archhelp
   echo  '* bzImage      - Compressed kernel image (arch/x86/boot/bzImage)'