diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index b42fdd0fb57..b3e3019878b 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ checkout:
     - git submodule sync --recursive
     - git submodule deinit -f . && rm -rf .git/modules
     - git submodule update --init --recursive --force
+    - make distclean
 
 dependencies:
   pre: