diff --git a/tools/Makefile.unix b/tools/Makefile.unix
index 0ca2b32c191..2700cb4d7fb 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.unix
+++ b/tools/Makefile.unix
@@ -561,10 +561,11 @@ $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANDIRS), $(eval $(call SDIR_template,$(SDIR),distclean)))
 
 subdir_distclean: $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANDIRS), $(SDIR)_distclean)
 
-distclean: clean subdir_distclean clean_context
+distclean: clean subdir_distclean
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_2PASS),y)
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(CONFIG_PASS1_BUILDIR) distclean
 endif
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) clean_context
 	$(call DELFILE, Make.defs)
 	$(call DELFILE, defconfig)
 	$(call DELFILE, .config)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.win b/tools/Makefile.win
index f112634654a..396f5c5d420 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.win
+++ b/tools/Makefile.win
@@ -510,10 +510,11 @@ $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANDIRS), $(eval $(call SDIR_template,$(SDIR),distclean)))
 
 subdir_distclean: $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANDIRS), $(SDIR)_distclean)
 
-distclean: clean subdir_distclean clean_context
+distclean: clean subdir_distclean
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_2PASS),y)
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(CONFIG_PASS1_BUILDIR) distclean
 endif
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) clean_context
 	$(call DELFILE, Make.defs)
 	$(call DELFILE, defconfig)
 	$(call DELFILE, .config)