diff --git a/cint/configure b/cint/configure
index 6e7a7022d79cf2c4f72f42292a06a62e2254c496..b3fb977d5fbd92c579f2ce95ebef1e8278bb702a 100755
--- a/cint/configure
+++ b/cint/configure
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ for exp in ${EXPORTS[*]}; do
 done
 
 echo Removing Apiif.cxx
-rm ${COREVERSION}/src/dict/Apiif*.*
+rm -f ${COREVERSION}/src/dict/Apiif*.*
 
 # now write the cint-config script