diff --git a/alpine/base/Makefile b/alpine/base/Makefile
index 2933bb17a..ce0b2a9ee 100644
--- a/alpine/base/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/base/Makefile
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ tag: hash
 
 clean:
 	rm -f hash
+
+.DELETE_ON_ERROR: