diff --git a/test/Makefile.in b/test/Makefile.in
index 1d865a0f6..969b49b8f 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/Makefile.in
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ clean:
 	for i in lvm $$(cat ../tools/.commands); do rm -f lib/$$i; done
 	if test "$(srcdir)" != . ; then rm -f $(subst $(srcdir)/, ,$(RUN)) lvm2app.sh ; fi
 
-CLEAN_TARGETS += .lib-dir-stamp .test-stamp -f $(LIB) lib/dmsetup lib/clvmd lib/dmeventd
+CLEAN_TARGETS += .lib-dir-stamp .test-stamp $(LIB) lib/dmsetup lib/clvmd lib/dmeventd
 
 .NOTPARALLEL: