diff --git a/etc/postrm.in b/etc/postrm.in
index c199f0b76..7d30091c2 100755
--- a/etc/postrm.in
+++ b/etc/postrm.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-rm /etc/init.d/maxscale
-rm /etc/ld.so.conf.d/maxscale.conf
+rm -f /etc/init.d/maxscale
+rm -f /etc/ld.so.conf.d/maxscale.conf