diff --git a/dist/tools/bossa/Makefile b/dist/tools/bossa/Makefile
index 8d1374ba702ddc9b70bb510f227d7f38a7db096d..345ee63580e9a6e8886ab0ccf465fe0a20fd6a7d 100644
--- a/dist/tools/bossa/Makefile
+++ b/dist/tools/bossa/Makefile
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ all: git-download
 	@env -u CXX COMMON_CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11" $(MAKE) BINDIR=$(PKG_BUILDDIR) -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) strip-bossac
 	@mv $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/bossac $(CURDIR)/bossac
 
+distclean::
+	@rm -f $(CURDIR)/bossac
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk