diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index fb36b4e1ac666aaa260ae3f3bbf708f5fdce5cbf..d78176e569999ad162b0f03b0f59c0522454f744 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ endef
 
 # Same interface as above, but deletes rather than just listing the files.
 define REMOVE_ALL_OLD_GLOB_MATCHES_EXCEPT
-  $(Q)MATCHES="$(filter-out %$(3),$(wildcard $(1)/$(2)))"; if [ -n "$$MATCHES" ] ; then echo "Warning: removing previous" \'$(2)\' "libraries:" $$MATCHES; rm -v $$MATCHES ; fi
+  $(Q)MATCHES="$(filter-out %$(3),$(wildcard $(1)/$(2)))"; if [ -n "$$MATCHES" ] ; then echo "Warning: removing previous" \'$(2)\' "libraries:" $$MATCHES; rm $$MATCHES ; fi
 endef
 
 # We use a different strategy for LIST_ALL_OLD_GLOB_MATCHES_EXCEPT