diff --git a/sys-devel/binutils/binutils-2.26.1_2016_07_22.recipe b/sys-devel/binutils/binutils-2.26.1_2016_07_22.recipe
index fc5a3ee25..bdfb4c157 100644
--- a/sys-devel/binutils/binutils-2.26.1_2016_07_22.recipe
+++ b/sys-devel/binutils/binutils-2.26.1_2016_07_22.recipe
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ INSTALL()
 	# delete commands we aren't including
 	cd $binDir
 	for cmd in dlltool dllwrap windmc windres; do
-		rm $cmd
+		rm -f $cmd
 		rm -f $installDir/$effectiveTargetMachineTriple/bin/$cmd
 	done