diff --git a/libraries/libtommath/libtommath.SlackBuild b/libraries/libtommath/libtommath.SlackBuild
index 7cc46c2193..b037fc74fb 100644
--- a/libraries/libtommath/libtommath.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libtommath/libtommath.SlackBuild
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ make -f makefile.shared install \
   DESTDIR=$PKG
 
 chmod 0644 $PKG/usr/include/*
-rm $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/*.a
-rm $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/*.la
+rm -rf $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/*.a $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/*.la
 strip $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/*.so.*.*.*
 chmod 755 $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/*.so.*.*.*