diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53cc940f..0098ce34 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ obj
 releases
 .transifexrc
 
+# native build products
+*.so
+pdnsd
+*.mp3
+
 # ant build products
 build.xml
 proguard-project.txt
+ant.properties
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/make-release-build b/make-release-build
index 6b54f741..41166c4a 100755
--- a/make-release-build
+++ b/make-release-build
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ fi
 faketime "$TIMESTAMP" $ANDROID_NDK_HOME/ndk-build
 
 #clean, build, clean and build!
-faketime "$TIMESTAMP" make -C external clean
-faketime "$TIMESTAMP" APP_ABI=armeabi make -C external
-faketime "$TIMESTAMP" make -C external clean
-faketime "$TIMESTAMP" APP_ABI=x86 make -C external
+make -C external clean
+APP_ABI=armeabi faketime "$TIMESTAMP" make -C external
+make -C external clean
+APP_ABI=x86 faketime "$TIMESTAMP" make -C external
 
 ./setup-ant