diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index a78996d..0d832ee 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@
 	$(srcdir)/sample.makefile.regen
 
 dist-hook:
-	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name .svn`
-	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name "*.core" -or -name ".tmp.*"`
-	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name "*.[ch].??????"`
+	rm -f `find $(distdir) -name "*.core" -or -name ".tmp.*"`
+	rm -f `find $(distdir) -name "*.[ch].??????"`
 
 CLEANFILES = $(ASN1_FILES_1) $(ASN1_FILES_2) $(ASN1_FILES_3)
 
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.in b/examples/Makefile.in
index 79973d0..685cfd3 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -393,9 +393,8 @@
 	./crfc2asn1.pl $(ASN1_SOURCE_3)
 
 dist-hook:
-	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name .svn`
-	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name "*.core" -or -name ".tmp.*"`
-	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name "*.[ch].??????"`
+	rm -f `find $(distdir) -name "*.core" -or -name ".tmp.*"`
+	rm -f `find $(distdir) -name "*.[ch].??????"`
 
 clean-local:
 	for dir in sample.source.*; do (cd $$dir && make distclean); done