diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c7d4d7aa9..94057bfa7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@
   <target name="clean">
     <delete dir="${build.dir}"/>
     <delete dir="${ant.dist.dir}"/>
+    <delete>
+      <fileset dir="." includes="**/*~" defaultexcludes="no"/>
+    </delete>
   </target>
 
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