diff --git a/doc-gnome/C/Makefile.in b/doc-gnome/C/Makefile.in
index e5103963f..50b1322ad 100644
--- a/doc-gnome/C/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc-gnome/C/Makefile.in
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ clean-generic:
 
 distclean-generic:
 	-rm -f Makefile gmc.html $(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES)
-	-rm -f gmc
+	-rm -rf gmc
 maintainer-clean-generic:
 mostlyclean-am:  mostlyclean-generic