diff --git a/m4/gnome-code-coverage.m4 b/m4/gnome-code-coverage.m4
index 618ccbecee..163b08945b 100644
--- a/m4/gnome-code-coverage.m4
+++ b/m4/gnome-code-coverage.m4
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ code-coverage-capture-hook:
 clean: code-coverage-clean
 code-coverage-clean:
 	-$(LCOV) --directory $(top_builddir) -z
-	-rm -rf $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_FILE) $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_FILE).tmp $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
-	-find . -name "*.gcda" -o -name "*.gcov" -delete
+	rm -rf $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_FILE) $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_FILE).tmp $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+	rm -f *.gcno *.gcda *.gcov
 
 GITIGNOREFILES ?=
 GITIGNOREFILES += $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_FILE) $(CODE_COVERAGE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)