diff --git a/samples/disasm/Makefile b/samples/disasm/Makefile
index 5f19e943d..0ae2e4b00 100644
--- a/samples/disasm/Makefile
+++ b/samples/disasm/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ image.bin: image.s image.cfg
 	$(CL) -t none -C image.cfg -o image.bin image.s
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(ASMS)
-	$(RM) $(DAIS)
-	$(RM) image.bin
+	$(DEL) $(ASMS) 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) $(DAIS) 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) image.bin 2>$(NULLDEV)
 
diff --git a/samples/geos/Makefile b/samples/geos/Makefile
index cbc1e9885..2ae53b0bd 100644
--- a/samples/geos/Makefile
+++ b/samples/geos/Makefile
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ yesno.cvt: yesnores.grc yesno.c
 
 	
 clean:
-	$(RM) overlay-demores.h
-	$(RM) bitmap.c
-	$(RM) *.cvt
-	$(RM) *.map
+	$(DEL) overlay-demores.h 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) bitmap.c 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) *.cvt 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) *.map 2>$(NULLDEV)
 	$(foreach dir,$(DIRLIST),$(SUBDIR_recipe))
diff --git a/samples/geos/grc/Makefile b/samples/geos/grc/Makefile
index 4dbe51d10..5b95d9a36 100644
--- a/samples/geos/grc/Makefile
+++ b/samples/geos/grc/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ vlir.cvt: vlir.grc vlir0.s vlir1.s vlir2.s
 #	$(CL) -t geos-cbm -o vlir.cvt vlir.grc vlir0.s vlir1.s vlir2.s
 	
 clean:
-	$(RM) test.s test.h
-	$(RM) vlir.s vlir.cvt vlir.c vlir.h
-	$(RM) *.o
+	$(DEL) test.s test.h 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) vlir.s vlir.cvt vlir.c vlir.h 2>$(NULLDEV)
+	$(DEL) *.o 2>$(NULLDEV)