diff --git a/mysql-client-tests/c/Makefile b/mysql-client-tests/c/Makefile
index b2e32a2bfd..fdb63ba5cc 100644
--- a/mysql-client-tests/c/Makefile
+++ b/mysql-client-tests/c/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --cflags mysqlclient)
 LDFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --libs mysqlclient)
 
-.PHONY: clean
-clean:
-	rm -f mysql-connector-c-test
-
 all: mysql-connector-c-test
 
 mysql-connector-c-test: mysql-connector-c-test.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -f mysql-connector-c-test