diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 83ae4cbb9..73906b952 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ vmlinuz64:
 	docker run mobykernel:test cat /linux/arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage > vmlinuz64
 
 clean:
-	rm vmlinuz64
+	rm -f vmlinuz64