diff --git a/chapters/chapter5/Makefile b/chapters/chapter5/Makefile
index 48d1b510bb1f68cee8941d96eb0cbc2a0adcd877..b8ef0294b5f7ebb799bfc6219636eefe96bbc8ba 100644
--- a/chapters/chapter5/Makefile
+++ b/chapters/chapter5/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ love:
 	@echo not war
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf main
+	rm -f main
 
 test: