diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.3.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.3.0.bb
index 3eefda7332..78640934a3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.3.0.bb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CVE_STATUS_LIBLIST = " \
 "
 
 do_configure:prepend() {
-    rm ${S}/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
+    rm -f ${S}/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
 }
 
 do_install:append () {
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_git.bb
index 0142bcbaf5..6fbc28394f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_git.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CVE_STATUS_LIBLIST = " \
 "
 
 do_configure:prepend() {
-    rm ${S}/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
+    rm -f ${S}/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
 }
 
 do_install:append () {