diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 74e3734b3..141f1a849 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -169,4 +169,7 @@ DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-man
 clean-local:
 	rm -rf test_bitcoin.coverage/ zcash-gtest.coverage/ total.coverage/
 	rm -rf afl-temp
-	rm -rf zcutil/bin
+
+distclean-local:
+	rm -f zcutil/bin/db_*
+	rmdir zcutil/bin 2>/dev/null || true