diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ddac491d9bc47..0773ca8f50acb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ jobs:
                 done
               fi
             done
+            make distclean || true
             popd
 
             # Quit if the defconfig validation failed
@@ -414,4 +415,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: msvc-builds
           path: buildartifacts/
-        continue-on-error: true
\ No newline at end of file
+        continue-on-error: true