Index: bootstrap
--- bootstrap.orig
+++ 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 -r rm -v
 
 rm -vf debian/control
 echo "Note: If you want to build debian packages you have to first run the debian/setup_control.sh script. See the script for details how to use it."
