diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d63ef632cb..30f37578ce 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -222,3 +222,6 @@ checksrc:
 tidy:
 	(cd src && $(MAKE) tidy)
 	(cd lib && $(MAKE) tidy)
+
+clean-local:
+	(cd tests && $(MAKE) clean)
diff --git a/tests/libtest/Makefile.am b/tests/libtest/Makefile.am
index d3d7860afa..a4f6edb7a0 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/libtest/Makefile.am
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ libstubgss_la_LIBADD =
 libstubgss_la_DEPENDENCIES =
 endif
 
+BUNDLE=libtests
+
 if USE_TEST_BUNDLES
 libtest_bundle.c: $(top_srcdir)/tests/mk-bundle.pl Makefile.inc $(FIRSTFILES) lib1521.c
 	@PERL@ $(top_srcdir)/tests/mk-bundle.pl $(srcdir) > libtest_bundle.c
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = libtests
+noinst_PROGRAMS = $(BUNDLE)
 nodist_libtests_SOURCES = libtest_bundle.c
 libtests_SOURCES = $(TESTUTIL) $(TSTTRACE)
 libtests_LDADD = $(TESTUTIL_LIBS)
@@ -133,3 +135,6 @@ if DEBUGBUILD
 # for debug builds, we scan the sources on all regular make invokes
 all-local: checksrc
 endif
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -f $(BUNDLE)
diff --git a/tests/unit/Makefile.am b/tests/unit/Makefile.am
index 0e7605e7ee..3b4495c49e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/unit/Makefile.am
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@ if CURLDEBUG
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DCURLDEBUG
 endif
 
+BUNDLE=units
+
 if BUILD_UNITTESTS
 if USE_TEST_BUNDLES
 unit_bundle.c: $(top_srcdir)/tests/mk-bundle.pl Makefile.inc
 	@PERL@ $(top_srcdir)/tests/mk-bundle.pl $(srcdir) > unit_bundle.c
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = units
+noinst_PROGRAMS = $(BUNDLE)
 nodist_units_SOURCES = unit_bundle.c
 CLEANFILES = unit_bundle.c
 else
@@ -85,3 +87,6 @@ checksrc:
 	$(CHECKSRC)(@PERL@ $(top_srcdir)/scripts/checksrc.pl -D$(srcdir) \
 	  -W$(srcdir)/unit_bundle.c \
 	  $(srcdir)/*.[ch])
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -f $(BUNDLE)