diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aada4a1..762bb77 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ uninstall-include-recursive uninstall-man-recursive:
 	fi; \
 	list='$(SUBDIRS)'; \
 	if test "$@" = clean-recursive; then list='$(filter-out $(LIBDIRS),$(SUBDIRS))'; fi; \
+	if test "$@" = distclean-recursive; then list='$(filter-out $(LIBDIRS),$(SUBDIRS))'; fi; \
 	for subdir in $$list; do \
 	  target=`echo $@ | sed s/-recursive//`; \
 	  echo "Making $$target in $$subdir"; \
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ install-headers-recursive:
 	   echo "attempting to install on host; aborting" >&2; \
            exit 1; \
 	fi; \
+	$(MAKE) -C syscall all || exit 1; \
 	list='include sunrpc'; \
 	for subdir in $$list; do \
 	  target=`echo $@ | sed s/-recursive//`; \
diff --git a/syscall/Makefile b/syscall/Makefile
index cbef3b1..5137f8e 100644
--- a/syscall/Makefile
+++ b/syscall/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/checkrules
 
 distclean::
 	$(RM) SRCFILES.traps syscalls.stmp .stmp.pars pars.c pars.h scan.c
+	$(RM) $(top_srcdir)/include/mint/sysbind.h $(top_srcdir)/include/mint/trap{1,13,14}.h
 
 clean::
 	$(RM) gen-syscall