diff --git a/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh b/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh
index 5f8378629d527fd449ad9bf5cc3066cd3505d285..1932d04bbeb494db556d1e44455e1c775cd11275 100755
--- a/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh
+++ b/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ then
 		# clean files that may remain stuck even after doing global make clean (if any)
 		cd externals/miXed
 		make clean
-		cd ../../Gem/src/
+		cd ../
+		make gem_clean
+		cd ../Gem/src/
 		make distclean
 		rm -rf ./.libs
 		rm -rf ./*/.libs