diff --git a/share/mk/doc.xml.mk b/share/mk/doc.xml.mk
index e40ced9d01..b222ea1ecc 100644
--- a/share/mk/doc.xml.mk
+++ b/share/mk/doc.xml.mk
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ ${XML_MIRRORS}: ${XML_MIRRORS_MASTER} \
 		--param 'transtable-sortkey.xml' "'$@.sort'" \
 		${XSL_TRANSTABLE} ${XML_MIRRORS_MASTER}
 	${RM} -f $@.sort $@.sort.tmp
+.if ${LANGCODE} != .
 CLEANFILES+=	${XML_MIRRORS}
 CLEANFILES+=	${XML_MIRRORS}.sort
 CLEANFILES+=	${XML_MIRRORS}.sort.tmp
+.endif
 
 # DEPENDSET: usergroups ......................................................
 _DEPENDSET.usergroups=	${XML_USERGROUPS} ${XML_USERGROUPS_LOCAL} \