diff --git a/apps/rebar/src/rebar_prv_clean.erl b/apps/rebar/src/rebar_prv_clean.erl
index ffa2584eb..f0d92bb7c 100644
--- a/apps/rebar/src/rebar_prv_clean.erl
+++ b/apps/rebar/src/rebar_prv_clean.erl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
 -define(PROVIDER, clean).
--define(DEPS, [app_discovery, install_deps]).
+-define(DEPS, []).
 
 %% ===================================================================
 %% Public API
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ do(State) ->
     Providers = rebar_state:providers(State),
     {All, Profiles, Specific} = handle_args(State),
 
-    State1 = rebar_state:apply_profiles(State, [list_to_atom(X) || X <- Profiles]),
+    %% Invoke provider deps as the desired profile(s) so the discovery of
+    %% apps respects profile options.
+    State0 = rebar_state:command_args(
+        State,
+        lists:join(",", ["default"|Profiles]) ++ ["install_deps"]
+    ),
+    {ok, State1} = rebar_prv_as:do(State0),
 
     Cwd = rebar_dir:get_cwd(),
     rebar_hooks:run_all_hooks(Cwd, pre, ?PROVIDER, Providers, State1),
diff --git a/apps/rebar/test/rebar_as_SUITE.erl b/apps/rebar/test/rebar_as_SUITE.erl
index 78ea8aec9..fce1efcd9 100644
--- a/apps/rebar/test/rebar_as_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/rebar/test/rebar_as_SUITE.erl
@@ -198,4 +198,5 @@ clean_as_profile(Config) ->
     rebar_test_utils:run_and_check(Config,
                                    [],
                                    ["clean", "-a", "-p", "foo"],
-                                   {ok, [{app, Name, invalid}]}).
+                                   {ok, [{app, Name, invalid}]}),
+    ok.