diff --git a/tools/Makefile.unix b/tools/Makefile.unix
index 3e0c9dbc891..23eac198e19 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.unix
+++ b/tools/Makefile.unix
@@ -568,10 +568,11 @@ $(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 180f62d68dc..a3b5f6d58fa 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.win
+++ b/tools/Makefile.win
@@ -517,10 +517,11 @@ $(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)