diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d5288b25d0..b51b5a6acc0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ clean:
 	done ; \
 
 spotless: clean
+	$(MAKE) -C klibc spotless
 
 DISTFILES = $(shell find . \( -not -name '.' \) -print | grep -v -e CVS -e "\.tar\.gz$" -e "\/\." -e releases -e BitKeeper -e SCCS -e "\.tdb$" -e test/sys | sort )
 DISTDIR := $(RELEASE_NAME)