diff --git a/commit-patch b/commit-patch
index a6d3117..6737940 100755
--- a/commit-patch
+++ b/commit-patch
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ if ($commit_patch) {
     } else {
         (my $p, $patch) = tempfile("commit-patch-patch-XXXXXXXX", UNLINK=>0);
         print $p $_ while (<>);
+        $clean{$patch} = undef;
     }
 }