diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cff9c43e..8891d1d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ $(ORIG_SRC_TAR): $(BUILDDIR)
 	tar czf $(ORIG_SRC_TAR) --exclude="$(BUILDDIR)/debian" $(BUILDDIR)
 
 .PHONY: dsc
-dsc: $(DSC)
+dsc: clean
+	$(MAKE) $(DSC)
+	lintian $@
+
 $(DSC): $(ORIG_SRC_TAR) $(BUILDDIR)
 	cd $(BUILDDIR); dpkg-buildpackage -S -us -uc -d
-	lintian $@
 
 sbuild: $(DSC)
 	sbuild $(DSC)