diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fe59b5bba..7f5bf251b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if ! existence msgmerge; then
 fi
 
 # Remove leftover configure.py file
-rm configure.py
+rm -f configure.py
 
 # Now we will just assume sed exists,
 # and replace only the executable name.