diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ff01fd9..61543b1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1881,6 +1881,9 @@
 		else if (STRNICMP(argv[0] + argv_idx, "clean", 5) == 0)
 		{
 		    parmp->use_vimrc = (char_u *)"DEFAULTS";
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+		    use_gvimrc = (char_u *)"NONE";
+#endif
 		    parmp->clean = TRUE;
 		    set_option_value((char_u *)"vif", 0L, (char_u *)"NONE", 0);
 		}