diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bbd872ea..3e9426084 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_MODULES
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make clean'
 CLEAN_DIRS  += $(MODVERDIR)
-CLEAN_FILES +=	busybox* System.map \
+CLEAN_FILES +=	busybox* System.map .kernelrelease \
                 .tmp_kallsyms* .tmp_version .tmp_busybox* .tmp_System.map
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
diff --git a/scripts/trylink b/scripts/trylink
index 1cd50c6ed..52931b01c 100755
--- a/scripts/trylink
+++ b/scripts/trylink
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ try() {
     shift
     $debug && echo "Trying: $* $added"
     "$@" $added >busybox.map 2>busybox_ld.err \
-    && exit 0
+    && { rm busybox_ld.err; exit 0; }
 }
 
 try "" "$@"