diff --git a/crypto_kem/kyber768/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake b/crypto_kem/kyber768/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
index bbf54ce0..13f435ee 100644
--- a/crypto_kem/kyber768/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
+++ b/crypto_kem/kyber768/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # This Makefile can be used with Microsoft Visual Studio's nmake using the command:
 #    nmake /f Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
 
-LIB=libkyber768_clean.lib
+LIBRARY=libkyber768_clean.lib
 OBJECTS=cbd.obj indcpa.obj kem.obj ntt.obj poly.obj polyvec.obj precomp.obj reduce.obj verify.obj
 
 CFLAGS=/I ..\..\..\common /W4 /WX
 
-all: $(LIB)
+all: $(LIBRARY)
 
-$(LIB): $(OBJECTS)
+$(LIBRARY): $(OBJECTS)
     LIB.EXE /OUT:$@ $**
 
 clean:
-    DEL $(OBJECTS)
-    DEL $(LIB)
+    -DEL $(OBJECTS)
+    -DEL $(LIBRARY)
diff --git a/crypto_sign/dilithium-iii/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake b/crypto_sign/dilithium-iii/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
index 18cc6db9..12a49210 100644
--- a/crypto_sign/dilithium-iii/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
+++ b/crypto_sign/dilithium-iii/clean/Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # This Makefile can be used with Microsoft Visual Studio's nmake using the command:
 #    nmake /f Makefile.Microsoft_nmake
 
-LIB=libdilithium-iii_clean.lib
+LIBRARY=libdilithium-iii_clean.lib
 OBJECTS=ntt.obj packing.obj poly.obj polyvec.obj reduce.obj rounding.obj sign.obj
 
 CFLAGS=/I ..\..\..\common /W1 /WX # FIXME: ideally would use /W4 instead of /W1, but too many failures in Dilithium right now
 
-all: $(LIB)
+all: $(LIBRARY)
 
-$(LIB): $(OBJECTS)
+$(LIBRARY): $(OBJECTS)
 	LIB.EXE /OUT:$@ $**
 
 clean:
-	DEL $(OBJECTS)
-	DEL $(LIB)
+    -DEL $(OBJECTS)
+    -DEL $(LIBRARY)