diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a2abea93d0f3..3d6ac401dcae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ test:
 	kill -9 `cat js/tests/pid.txt`
 	rm js/tests/pid.txt
 
+#
+# CLEANS THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF PRIOR BUILDS
+#
+
+clean:
+	rm -r bootstrap
+
 #
 # BUILD SIMPLE BOOTSTRAP DIRECTORY
 # recess & uglifyjs are required