diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 217637409b..c86f3a5313 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Util-samples: Util-libexec
 	$(MAKE) -C $(POCO_BASE)/Util/samples
 
 Util-clean:
-	$(MAKE)  -C $(POCO_BASE)/Util clean
+	$(MAKE) -C $(POCO_BASE)/Util clean
 	$(MAKE) -C $(POCO_BASE)/Util/testsuite clean
 	$(MAKE) -C $(POCO_BASE)/Util/samples clean
 
diff --git a/Util/samples/Makefile b/Util/samples/Makefile
index 0a147cb7da..8deff69bab 100644
--- a/Util/samples/Makefile
+++ b/Util/samples/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 .PHONY: projects
-clea distclean all: projects
+clean distclean all: projects
 projects:
 	$(MAKE) -C SampleApp $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	$(MAKE) -C SampleServer $(MAKECMDGOALS)