diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 158a3c2223a..daf2993d50e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ extras: all
 	$(MAKE) -C extras/firetools
 
 .PHONY: cppcheck
-cppcheck: clean
+cppcheck:
 	$(CPPCHECK) --force --error-exitcode=1 --enable=warning,performance \
 	  -i src/firejail/checkcfg.c -i src/firejail/main.c .
 
 # For cppcheck 1.x; see .github/workflows/check-c.yml
 .PHONY: cppcheck-old
-cppcheck-old: clean
+cppcheck-old:
 	$(CPPCHECK) --force --error-exitcode=1 --enable=warning,performance .
 
 .PHONY: scan-build