diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d3168c2..a6f766c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@
 #override_dh_auto_configure:
 #	dh_auto_configure -- \
 #	      -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE="$(DEB_TARGET_MULTIARCH)"
+#
+
+# hyprpaper uses the 'clear' target instead of a 'clean' target
+override_dh_clean:
+	dh_clean
+	$(MAKE) clear