diff --git a/scripts/40-configure_le5 b/scripts/40-configure_le5
index 81a812588659ad05efed682795f1a7a9c666551f..00d69c0c78fcbfd45ca15bbc786c96b1130ec919 100755
--- a/scripts/40-configure_le5
+++ b/scripts/40-configure_le5
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ if cat "$INSTLIST" | grep -v "^#" | grep -q "le-plymouth"; then
     touch "$TMP"/NEW_INITRD
 fi
 
-rm -rf "$CDDIR"/wubi.exe "$CDDIR"/autorun.inf
+rm -f "$CDDIR"/wubi.exe "$CDDIR"/autorun.inf
 
 cat << EOF >> $CHROOTDIR/etc/skel/.profile
 if [ -e "/var/lib/le-search/search.xml" ]; then