diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 566f74ffd..b2608ef43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 all:
 	@echo "Please use the cmake build system by running configure"
+
+clean:
+	@find . -name "*~" | xargs rm -f