diff --git a/tests/examples/c/makefile b/tests/examples/c/makefile
index b06fe551dbde4b16e3ea197ca4c2bc1711ef63bb..76a946ca664ecfabf8834ad6314d5450f164d858 100644
--- a/tests/examples/c/makefile
+++ b/tests/examples/c/makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ exe:
 	gcc $(CFLAGS) ./apitest.c -o $(ROOT)apitest $(LFLAGS)
 
 clean:
-	rm $(ROOT)asyncdemo
-	rm $(ROOT)demo
-	rm $(ROOT)prepare
-	rm $(ROOT)stream
-	rm $(ROOT)subscribe
-	rm $(ROOT)apitest
+	rm -f $(ROOT)asyncdemo
+	rm -f $(ROOT)demo
+	rm -f $(ROOT)prepare
+	rm -f $(ROOT)stream
+	rm -f $(ROOT)subscribe
+	rm -f $(ROOT)apitest