diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d078c356e..120deb7b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ endif
 #- deletes binaries that might need to be rebuilt after a Git pull
 update: | update-common
 	rm -f build/generate_makefile
+	rm -fr nimcache/
 
 # nim-libbacktrace
 libbacktrace: