diff --git a/test/MatrixTranspose/Makefile b/test/MatrixTranspose/Makefile
index d3630a1c19..d9fa1af8a8 100644
--- a/test/MatrixTranspose/Makefile
+++ b/test/MatrixTranspose/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ EXECUTABLE=./MatrixTranspose
 .PHONY: test
 
 
-all: $(EXECUTABLE) test
+all: clean $(EXECUTABLE) test
 
 CXXFLAGS =-g
 CXX=$(HIPCC)