diff --git a/libsrc/Makefile b/libsrc/Makefile
index 625767ea7..accbf8388 100644
--- a/libsrc/Makefile
+++ b/libsrc/Makefile
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ zap:	clean
 	@for i in cbm common conio dbg em joystick runtime tgi $(ALLTARGETS); do\
 	   $(MAKE) -C $$i zap;     	    	       	      	   		\
 	done
-	@rm -f *.o *.emd *.joy *.lib *.tgi
+	@$(RM) *.o *.emd *.joy *.lib *.tgi
 
 
 
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 571c651ca..88b4f8e1d 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ samples.d64:	all
 
 .PHONY:	clean
 clean:
-	rm -f *~ *.map *.o *.s *.lbl
+	$(RM) *~ *.map *.o *.s *.lbl
 
 .PHONY:	zap
 zap:	clean
-	rm -f $(EXELIST) samples.d64
+	$(RM) $(EXELIST) samples.d64
 
 
 
diff --git a/samples/geos/ca65-vlir/Makefile b/samples/geos/ca65-vlir/Makefile
index ff7f4f9cc..5f6dfcdf2 100644
--- a/samples/geos/ca65-vlir/Makefile
+++ b/samples/geos/ca65-vlir/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ all: vlir0.s vlir1.s vlir2.s cvthead.grc
 .PHONY: clean
 
 clean:
-	-rm *.o vlir-head vlir0 vlir1 vlir2 cvthead.s cvthead.cfg out.cvt
+	-$(RM) *.o vlir-head vlir0 vlir1 vlir2 cvthead.s cvthead.cfg out.cvt
 
 love:
 	@echo "Not war, eh?"