diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 626ac2227..3c5a40082 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ $(MODULES): init.el .local/autoloads.el
 	@rm -fv $(shell find modules/$@ -type f -name '*.elc')
 	@$(EMACS) -f doom/compile -- modules/$@
 
-clean:
-	@$(EMACS) -f doom/clean-compiled
 
+clean:
+	@$(EMACS) -f doom/clean-compiled-files
 
 clean-pcache:
 	@$(EMACS) -l persistent-soft --eval '(delete-directory pcache-directory t)'
diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 8f516218a..9a311906d 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ to feel its effects."
   (delete-directory doom-cache-dir t)
   (make-directory doom-cache-dir t))
 
-(defun doom/clean-compiled ()
+(defun doom/clean-compiled-files ()
   "Delete all compiled elc files in your Emacs configuration.
 
 This excludes compiled packages in `doom-packages-dir'."