diff --git a/common/makefile.gtk b/common/makefile.gtk
index 08d7c4c565..9abef6217e 100644
--- a/common/makefile.gtk
+++ b/common/makefile.gtk
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ common.a: $(OBJECTS) makefile.gtk makefile.include
 install:common.a
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o; rm -f *~; rm core; rm *.bak; rm *.obj
+	rm -f *.o
+	rm -f *~
+	rm -f core
+	rm -f *.bak
+	rm -f *.obj
 	rm -f common.a
 
 
diff --git a/cvpcb/makefile.gtk b/cvpcb/makefile.gtk
index 19dad8bd5e..dbffd54cf2 100644
--- a/cvpcb/makefile.gtk
+++ b/cvpcb/makefile.gtk
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ install: $(TARGET)
 	cp -f $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
 
 clean:
-		rm *.o
-		rm $(TARGET)
+		rm -f *.o
+		rm -f $(TARGET)
 
diff --git a/eeschema/makefile.gtk b/eeschema/makefile.gtk
index 690f0a5d38..eddd4d52c2 100644
--- a/eeschema/makefile.gtk
+++ b/eeschema/makefile.gtk
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ install: $(TARGET)
 
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o; rm -f *~; rm core; rm *.bak
+	rm -f *.o
+	rm -f *~
+	rm -f core
+	rm -f *.bak
 	rm -f $(TARGET)