diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk
index 492f6a07e5..e9f594a98d 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ clean_java:
 	-$(DEL) $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$S*_java_wrap.$O
 	-$(DEL) $(LIB_DIR)$S$(LIB_PREFIX)jni*.$(JNI_LIB_EXT)
 	-$(DEL) $(LIB_DIR)$S*.jar
-	-$(DELREC) $(TEMP_DATA_DIR)
+	-$(DELREC) $(TEMP_JAVA_DIR)
 
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