diff --git a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
index e6ef4495f82..5a47150c8a8 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ dist-local:
 clean-local:
 	test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(CLEANFILES)
 
-distclean-local:
+distclean-local: clean-local
 	rm -f Makefile config.cache config.log config.status config/Makefile
 	rm -f common/unicode/platform.h common/icucfg.h
+	rm -f *.goo *.txt *.uni
+	rm -f @DATABUILDDIR@/UnicodeData-$(UNICODE_VERSION).txt @DATABUILDDIR@/thaidict.brk
 
 check-local:
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/extra/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/extra/Makefile.in
index c733d10cd33..1f2da550144 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/extra/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/extra/Makefile.in
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ clean-local:
 
 check-local:
 
-distclean-local:
+distclean-local: clean-local
 	rm -f Makefile
 
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
diff --git a/icu4c/source/samples/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/samples/Makefile.in
index 17b791d8a64..5158316a585 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/samples/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/samples/Makefile.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ clean-local:
 
 check-local:
 
-distclean-local:
+distclean-local: clean-local
 	rm -f Makefile
 
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/test/Makefile.in
index 125cb43b8c6..c93477bd94b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/Makefile.in
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dist-local:
 clean-local:
 	test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(CLEANFILES)
 
-distclean-local:
+distclean-local: clean-local
 	rm -f Makefile
 
 check-local:
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/tools/Makefile.in
index 8252c3d1a39..fff7a55a2ba 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ dist-local:
 clean-local:
 	test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(CLEANFILES)
 
-distclean-local:
+distclean-local: clean-local
 	rm -f Makefile $(SRCDATAFILES) $(DATAFILES) $(TESTDATAD) $(BASETESTDATA)
 
 check-local: