diff --git a/arch/blackfin/cpu/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/cpu/Makefile
index dd4d2d1..426292f 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/cpu/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 obj-y  += traps.o
 
 extra-y += check_initcode
+clean-files := init.lds
 
 # make sure our initcode (which goes into LDR) does not
 # have relocs or external references