diff --git a/tools/libtool/Makefile b/tools/libtool/Makefile
index 761f7dc06b..4992fa7710 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libtool/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export GNULIB_SRCDIR:=$(HOST_GNULIB_SRCDIR)
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	lt_cv_sys_dlsearch_path=""
 
+HOST_MAKE_FLAGS += \
+	am__CONFIG_DISTCLEAN_FILES= \
+	CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES=
+
 define Host/Bootstrap
 	( \
 		cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR); \
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ endef
 define Host/Configure
 	$(if $(QUILT),$(call Host/Bootstrap))
 	$(call Host/Configure/Default)
+	$(call Host/Uninstall)
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Uninstall
 	-$(call Host/Compile/Default,uninstall)
+	-$(call Host/Compile/Default,maintainer-clean) # Clean bootstrap files from the release
 	(cd $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/share/aclocal/ && rm -f libtool.m4 ltdl.m4 lt~obsolete.m4 ltoptions.m4 ltsugar.m4 ltversion.m4)
 endef