diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d633618272c..c0657b099c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ __pycache__
 *.swp
 /build
 /package
+/topic
 /venv
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 616f725cc0b..ce714a74edd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rss: venv
 	$(VENVDIR)/bin/python3 generate_rss.py
 
 clean: clean-venv
-	-rm -rf build
+	-rm -rf build topic
 
 clean-venv:
 	rm -rf $(VENVDIR)