diff --git a/compute/Makefile b/compute/Makefile
index e2896fe390..08e3c7a68b 100644
--- a/compute/Makefile
+++ b/compute/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sql_exporter_autoscaling.yml: $(jsonnet_files)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm --force \
+	rm -f \
 		etc/neon_collector.yml \
 		etc/neon_collector_autoscaling.yml \
 		etc/sql_exporter.yml \