diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/Makefile.dev b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/Makefile.dev
index c7122e5be3b5..35e6cce03a29 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/Makefile.dev
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/Makefile.dev
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 .include "../../Makefile.fontdir"
 
-NOOBJ=
 DEVICEDIR?=	$(FONTDIR)/dev$(DEVICE)
 FONTOWN?=	bin
 FONTGRP?=	bin
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devdvi/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devdvi/Makefile
index 6876f23d529c..1bd208322359 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devdvi/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devdvi/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ DEVICE=		dvi
 FONTS=		R I B BI CW MI S EX H
 FONTFILES=	$(FONTS) DESC eqnchar
 
-clean cleandir:
+clean cleandir obj:
 
 .include "../Makefile.dev"
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devps/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devps/Makefile
index 8c90adbfc1bd..f78575e1de1e 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devps/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/devices/devps/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ FONTS=		AB ABI AI AR BMB BMBI BMI BMR CB CBI CI CR HB HBI \
 SUPPORT=        download prologue symbolsl.ps text.enc textmap \
 		zapfdr.ps
 
-clean cleandir:
+clean cleandir obj:
 
 .include "../Makefile.dev"