diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e58d02a..6f4115c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 	$(MAKE) -C $(OBJDIR)/$@ -f $(SRCDIR)/$@/Makefile SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)/$@ ARCH=$(ARCH)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *~
+	@rm -vrf *~
 	@set -e ; for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
 		if [ -d $(OBJDIR)/$$d ]; then \
 			$(MAKE) -C $(OBJDIR)/$$d -f $(SRCDIR)/$$d/Makefile SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)/$$d clean; \
diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index c4c3853..9e4b2ee 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ all:	$(TARGETS)
 ctors_test.so : ctors_fns.o ctors_test.o
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(TARGETS) *~ *.o *.so
+	@rm -vf $(TARGETS) *~ *.o *.so
 
 install:
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALLROOT)$(APPSDIR)
diff --git a/gnuefi/Makefile b/gnuefi/Makefile
index e0c9da8..02e8448 100644
--- a/gnuefi/Makefile
+++ b/gnuefi/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ gnu-efi.pc:
 
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(TARGETS) *~ *.o $(OBJS)
+	@rm -vf $(TARGETS) *~ *.o $(OBJS)
 
 install:
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALLROOT)$(LIBDIR)
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 4e0c9be..07763de 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ libefi.a: $(OBJS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
 
 clean:
-	rm -f libefi.a *~ $(OBJS) */*.o
+	@rm -vf libefi.a *~ $(OBJS) */*.o
 
 $(LIBDIRINSTALL):
 	mkdir -p $@