-__clean-files := $(wildcard $(addprefix $(obj)/, \
- $(extra-y) $(EXTRA_TARGETS) $(always) $(host-progs) \
- $(targets) $(clean-files)))
+
+# build a list of files to remove, usually releative to the current
+# directory
+
+__clean-files := $(extra-y) $(EXTRA_TARGETS) $(always) \
+ $(targets) $(clean-files) \
+ $(host-progs) \
+ $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m) $(hostprogs-)
+
+# as clean-files is given relative to the current directory, this adds
+# a $(obj) prefix, except for absolute paths
+
+__clean-files := $(wildcard \
+ $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(filter-out /%, $(__clean-files))) \
+ $(filter /%, $(__clean-files)))
+
+# as clean-dirs is given relative to the current directory, this adds
+# a $(obj) prefix, except for absolute paths
+
+__clean-dirs := $(wildcard \
+ $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(filter-out /%, $(clean-dirs))) \
+ $(filter /%, $(clean-dirs)))