diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfd440a7..4b26074b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ doc:
 .PHONY: build
 build:
 	rm -rf build
-	rm debian/control
+	rm -f debian/control
 	debcargo package --config debian/debcargo.toml --changelog-ready --no-overlay-write-back --directory build proxmox-backup $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog -l debian/changelog -SVersion | sed -e 's/-.*//')
 	sed -e '1,/^$$/ ! d' build/debian/control > build/debian/control.src
 	cat build/debian/control.src build/debian/control.in > build/debian/control