diff --git a/tycho-cleancode-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/cleancode/CleanUp.java b/tycho-cleancode-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/cleancode/CleanUp.java
index 5d87ac6e91..ac7f54f505 100644
--- a/tycho-cleancode-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/cleancode/CleanUp.java
+++ b/tycho-cleancode-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/cleancode/CleanUp.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ protected CleanupResult createResult(IProject project) throws Exception {
 				applyCleanups(project, cleanups, units);
 			}
 		}
+		buildProject(project);
 		return result;
 	}