diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 63d6425..81a4695 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ rm -rf autom4te.cache
 
 # Make the build more robust if a Makefile.am is removed from the file system, but it is not removed
 # from the configure.ac file.
-find . | grep -v wxSmithSTC/stc| grep Makefile.in$ | xargs rm -v
+find . | grep -v wxSmithSTC/stc| grep Makefile.in$ | xargs rm
 
 # Fire up autotools
 $LIBTOOLIZE --force --copy && \