diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad1366ba2..b3a9abf83 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ $(WWW_CCC_DE_UPDATES): $(DATESTAMP)
 ### Mr. Propper ###
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm -f $(CLEAN) news.xml
+	$(RM) $(CLEAN) news.xml