diff --git a/test/crit/Makefile b/test/crit/Makefile
index 484b03223..028f4393a 100644
--- a/test/crit/Makefile
+++ b/test/crit/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-images:
+images: clean
 	setsid ./loop.sh < /dev/null &> /dev/null & \
 	../../criu dump -v4 -o dump.log -D ./ -t $${!} --shell-job