diff --git a/sys-apps/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe b/sys-apps/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe
index 0598f8c9d..28b5fc59d 100644
--- a/sys-apps/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe
+++ b/sys-apps/netcat/netcat-1.10.recipe
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 
 BUILD()
 {
-	make clean
 	make haiku
 }