diff --git a/make/bin.mk b/make/bin.mk
index 73d2c750..7b4977b4 100644
--- a/make/bin.mk
+++ b/make/bin.mk
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/defs-cpp.mk
 
 all install:
 clean distclean:
-	$(RM) -f $(filter-out $(LOCAL_MKFILES) CVS debug release,$(wildcard *))
+	$(RM) -rf $(filter-out $(LOCAL_MKFILES) CVS debug release,$(wildcard *))
 test: