diff --git a/misc/systemd/local.mk b/misc/systemd/local.mk
index 004549fd277..785db52a4e6 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/local.mk
+++ b/misc/systemd/local.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
 
   $(foreach n, nix-daemon.socket nix-daemon.service, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(prefix)/lib/systemd/system, 0644)))
 
+  clean-files += $(d)/nix-daemon.socket $(d)/nix-daemon.service
+
 endif
diff --git a/misc/upstart/local.mk b/misc/upstart/local.mk
index a73dc061e4f..5071676dc8d 100644
--- a/misc/upstart/local.mk
+++ b/misc/upstart/local.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
 
   $(foreach n, nix-daemon.conf, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(sysconfdir)/init, 0644)))
 
+  clean-files += $(d)/nix-daemon.conf
+
 endif