diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c038af68..3452b73e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ endif
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	@echo "===>  CLEAN"
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LUA_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(HWLOC_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(GOTCHA_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BENCH_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(LUA_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(HWLOC_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(GOTCHA_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(BENCH_FOLDER) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	@rm -f $(L_APPS) likwid-sysfeatures likwid-setFrequencies
 	@rm -f likwid.lua
 	@rm -f $(STATIC_TARGET_LIB)
diff --git a/bench/Makefile b/bench/Makefile
index 49d4d28dc..bf9c7d187 100644
--- a/bench/Makefile
+++ b/bench/Makefile
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ endif
 .PRECIOUS: $(BUILD_DIR)/%.pas
 
 clean:
-	@echo "===>  CLEAN"
+	@echo "===>  CLEAN BENCH"
 	@rm -rf likwid-bench
 
 distclean: clean
-	@echo "===>  DIST CLEAN"
+	@echo "===>  DIST CLEAN BENCH"
 	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 install:
diff --git a/ext/GOTCHA/Makefile b/ext/GOTCHA/Makefile
index fae095dd5..2c46abb82 100644
--- a/ext/GOTCHA/Makefile
+++ b/ext/GOTCHA/Makefile
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ endif
 .PHONY: clean distclean
 
 clean:
+	@echo "===>  CLEAN GOTCHA"
 	@rm -f $(TARGET) $(SHARED_LIBGOTCHA) $(STATIC_LIBGOTCHA) $(LIBGOTCHA).$(VERSION).$(RELEASE) $(LIBGOTCHA).$(VERSION)
 
 distclean: clean
+	@echo "===>  DIST CLEAN GOTCHA"
 	@rm -f $(TARGET) $(SHARED_LIBGOTCHA) $(STATIC_LIBGOTCHA) $(LIBGOTCHA).$(VERSION).$(RELEASE) $(LIBGOTCHA).$(VERSION)
 	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
diff --git a/ext/hwloc/Makefile b/ext/hwloc/Makefile
index bf0ad3bd5..954a6c8a6 100644
--- a/ext/hwloc/Makefile
+++ b/ext/hwloc/Makefile
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ endif
 .PHONY: clean distclean
 
 clean:
+	@echo "===>  CLEAN HWLOC"
 	@rm -f $(TARGET) $(SHARED_LIBHWLOC) $(STATIC_LIBHWLOC) $(LIBHWLOC).$(VERSION).$(RELEASE) $(LIBHWLOC).$(VERSION)
 
 distclean: clean
+	@echo "===>  DIST CLEAN HWLOC"
 	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 
diff --git a/ext/lua/Makefile b/ext/lua/Makefile
index a2ad60a88..d0e4bc323 100644
--- a/ext/lua/Makefile
+++ b/ext/lua/Makefile
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ endif
 .PHONY: clean distclean
 
 clean:
+	@echo "===>  CLEAN LUA"
 	@rm -f $(TARGET) $(INTERPRETER) $(SHARED_LIBLUA) $(STATIC_LIBLUA) $(LIBLUA).$(VERSION).$(RELEASE) $(LIBLUA).$(VERSION)
 
 distclean: clean
+	@echo "===>  DIST CLEAN LUA"
 	@rm -f $(TARGET) $(INTERPRETER) $(SHARED_LIBLUA) $(STATIC_LIBLUA) $(LIBLUA).$(VERSION).$(RELEASE) $(LIBLUA).$(VERSION)
 	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)