diff --git a/lang/Makefile b/lang/Makefile
index f0ffd555f..56562154b 100644
--- a/lang/Makefile
+++ b/lang/Makefile
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ PAGER?=		less
 all:
 	@cat ${.CURDIR}/README.md | ${PAGER}
 
-
 .for LANG in ${LANGUAGES}
 ${LANG}DIR=	${LOCALEDIR:S/%%LANG%%/${LANG}/g}
 install-${LANG}:
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${${LANG}DIR}
 	${MSGFMT} -o ${DESTDIR}${${LANG}DIR}/OPNsense.mo ${LANG}.po
 
+clean-${LANG}:
+	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${${LANG}DIR}/OPNsense.mo
+
 plist-${LANG}:
 	@echo ${${LANG}DIR}/OPNsense.mo
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ merge-${LANG}:
 	sed -i '' -e '/^#~.*/d' ${LANG}.po
 
 INSTALL+=	install-${LANG}
+CLEAN+=		clean-${LANG}
 PLIST+=		plist-${LANG}
 MERGE+=		merge-${LANG}
 .endfor
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ ${TEMPLATE}:
 
 template: ${TEMPLATE}
 install: ${INSTALL}
+clean: ${CLEAN}
 plist: ${PLIST}
 merge: ${MERGE}
 
diff --git a/lang/README.md b/lang/README.md
index 19eb20789..676f7933c 100644
--- a/lang/README.md
+++ b/lang/README.md
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ Merge the latest template changes into the actual translations:
 
     # make merge
 
+Remove the compiled translation files from the system/chroot:
+
+    # make clean
+
 The build system will automatically pick up all registered languages.