diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a38fe4af70..06b29fdd78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ runtime:
 install:
 	make -C cli install
 
+clean:
+	make -C cli clean
+
 help:
 	@printf "To build a Kata Containers runtime:\n"
 	@printf "\n"