diff --git a/newlib/Makefile.am b/newlib/Makefile.am
index dca6260..41de26f 100644
--- a/newlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/Makefile.am
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ endif
 	    else true; fi ; \
 	  done ; \
 	  for i in $(NO_INCLUDE_LIST); do \
-	    if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i]; then \
-		-rm $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i; \
+	    if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i ]; then \
+		rm $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i; \
 	    else true; fi ; \
 	  done ; \
 	else true; fi
diff --git a/newlib/Makefile.in b/newlib/Makefile.in
index 3d5d312..9b013e6 100644
--- a/newlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/Makefile.in
@@ -1038,8 +1038,8 @@ install-data-local:	install-toollibLIBRARIES
 	    else true; fi ; \
 	  done ; \
 	  for i in $(NO_INCLUDE_LIST); do \
-	    if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i]; then \
-		-rm $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i; \
+	    if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i ]; then \
+		rm $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include/$$i; \
 	    else true; fi ; \
 	  done ; \
 	else true; fi