diff --git a/scripts/revdep-rebuild b/scripts/revdep-rebuild
index 853343b0..c01b3745 100755
--- a/scripts/revdep-rebuild
+++ b/scripts/revdep-rebuild
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function rm_temp () {
 }
 
 if $FORCE ; then
-	rm -f "/root/.revdep-rebuild.*"
+	rm -f /root/.revdep-rebuild*
 fi
 
 if $SEARCH_BROKEN ; then