diff --git a/servers/slapd/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
index 4eef9b39de..3477b746a2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ clean-local-srv: FORCE
 		fi; \
 	done
 
+veryclean-local-srv: FORCE
+	@for i in back-* shell-backends tools; do \
+		if [ -d $$i ]; then \
+			echo; echo "  cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) clean"; \
+			( cd $$i; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) veryclean ); \
+		fi; \
+	done
+
 install-local-srv: install-slapd install-conf install-tools
 
 install-slapd: FORCE