diff --git a/src/backend/port/Makefile b/src/backend/port/Makefile
index bfb19add88fbde93f6f95eb6fe7db177497cdf7c..15ea873a4978fad84c4429d288e475b005fed0d8 100644
--- a/src/backend/port/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/port/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ else
 endif
 
 distclean clean:
-	rm -f ipc_test ipc_test.o tas_cpp.s
+	rm -f tas_cpp.s
 	$(MAKE) -C darwin clean
 	$(MAKE) -C win32 clean