diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 02eca6479ad0fad2d6e889135226fb1fd4b90cfa..1b4353b2629d45ea7be8a68338aba3f40f217327 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ install-data-local:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/libvirtLogo.png $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)
 
 uninstall-local:
-	for h in $(apihtml); do rm $(DESTDIR)$(HTML_DIR)/$$h; done
-	for p in $(apipng); do rm $(DESTDIR)$(HTML_DIR)/$$p; done
+	for h in $(apihtml); do rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(HTML_DIR)/$$h; done
+	for p in $(apipng); do rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(HTML_DIR)/$$p; done
 	for f in $(devhelphtml) $(devhelppng) $(devhelpcss); do \
-	  rm $(DESTDIR)$(DEVHELP_DIR)/$$(basename $$f); \
+	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(DEVHELP_DIR)/$$(basename $$f); \
 	done