diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 346e19ff722..7e85b062151 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
         appendInitialBuildStep(Constants::MAKE_STEP_ID); // make
 
         // ### Build Steps Clean ###
-        appendInitialBuildStep(Constants::MAKE_STEP_ID);
+        appendInitialCleanStep(Constants::MAKE_STEP_ID); // make clean
     }
 };