diff --git a/Jamrules b/Jamrules
index 45c8a9b081..1c4d31ef8a 100644
--- a/Jamrules
+++ b/Jamrules
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ rule RelSymLink
 		: [ FRelPath $(targetDirComponents) : $(sourceComponents) ] ;
 	NOUPDATE $(target);
 	Depends $(target) : $(source) ;
+	LocalClean clean : $(target) ;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -995,6 +996,12 @@ actions Chmod1
 	$(CHMOD) "$(MODE)" "$(1)"
 }
 
+# Overridden to allow spaces in file names.
+actions piecemeal together existing Clean
+{
+	$(RM) "$(>)"
+}
+
 rule ObjectReference
 {
 	# ObjectReference <reference object> : <source object>