diff --git a/src/Apps/Makefile b/src/Apps/Makefile
index b0e61e31a4..5d7c7080ed 100644
--- a/src/Apps/Makefile
+++ b/src/Apps/Makefile
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ clean: FORCE
 	$(RM) $(TGT)
 
 distclean: FORCE
-	$(RM) $(patsubst $(GENIE_BIN_DIR),$(GENIE_BIN_INSTALLATION_PATH),$(TGT))
+	$(RM) $(patsubst $(GENIE_BIN_PATH)%,$(GENIE_BIN_INSTALLATION_PATH)%,$(TGT))
 
 FORCE: