diff --git a/totem.spec b/totem.spec
index 75207bf..b7028a5 100644
--- a/totem.spec
+++ b/totem.spec
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 export GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL=1
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-rm %{_libdir}/totem/plugins/*/*.{a,la}	\
-	%{_libdir}/mozilla/plugins/*.{a,la}	\
-	%{_libdir}/nautilus/extensions-2.0/*.{a,la}
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/totem/plugins/*/*.{a,la}	\
+	$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/mozilla/plugins/*.{a,la}	\
+	$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/nautilus/extensions-2.0/*.{a,la}
 
 %find_lang %{name} --with-gnome