--- Python-2.5.1/Makefile.pre.in.orig	2008-10-02 12:30:28.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.5.1/Makefile.pre.in	2008-10-02 12:31:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -996,11 +996,11 @@
 # Sanitation targets -- clean leaves libraries, executables and tags
 # files, which clobber removes those as well
 pycremoval:
-	find $(srcdir) -name '*.py[co]' -exec rm -f {} ';'
+	find $(srcdir) ! -path './ipkg-install/*' -name '*.py[co]' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 
 clean: pycremoval
-	find . -name '*.o' -exec rm -f {} ';'
-	find . -name '*.s[ol]' -exec rm -f {} ';'
+	find . ! -path './ipkg-install/*' -name '*.o' -exec rm -f {} ';'
+	find . ! -path './ipkg-install/*' -name '*.s[ol]' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 	find $(srcdir)/build -name 'fficonfig.h' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
 	find $(srcdir)/build -name 'fficonfig.py' -exec rm -f {} ';' || true
 
