diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile.sphinx b/Documentation/Makefile.sphinx
index a23d3c8b4848..707c65337ebf 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile.sphinx
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile.sphinx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ installmandocs:
 
 cleandocs:
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C Documentation/media clean
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) BUILDDIR=$(abspath $(BUILDDIR)) -C Documentation/media clean
 
 endif # HAVE_SPHINX
 
diff --git a/Documentation/media/Makefile b/Documentation/media/Makefile
index ab05323b779b..4d8e2ff378c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/media/Makefile
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ xml: all
 latex: $(IMGPDF) all
 
 clean:
-	-rm -f $(DOTTGT) $(IMGTGT) $(patsubst %,$(SRC_DIR)/%,${TARGETS}) 2>/dev/null
+	-rm -f $(DOTTGT) $(IMGTGT) ${TARGETS} 2>/dev/null
 
 $(BUILDDIR):
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $@