diff --git a/gio/tests/Makefile.am b/gio/tests/Makefile.am
index e987fd113..cf1f4e7c8 100644
--- a/gio/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/gio/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -621,4 +621,4 @@ DISTCLEANFILES = \
 	schema-source/gschemas.compiled
 
 distclean-local:
-	rm -r xdgdatahome xdgdatadir
+	rm -rf xdgdatahome xdgdatadir