diff --git a/package/ca-certificates/ca-certificates.mk b/package/ca-certificates/ca-certificates.mk
index 9685d0e6f0..1df9543e03 100644
--- a/package/ca-certificates/ca-certificates.mk
+++ b/package/ca-certificates/ca-certificates.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CA_CERTIFICATES_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+ (script), MPL-2.0 (data)
 CA_CERTIFICATES_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 
 define CA_CERTIFICATES_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) all
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) clean all
 endef
 
 define CA_CERTIFICATES_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS