diff --git a/libbeat/scripts/Makefile b/libbeat/scripts/Makefile
index 47d6c88a6c11..e6d6bdb87b9a 100755
--- a/libbeat/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/libbeat/scripts/Makefile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ clean:: ## @build  Cleans up all files generated by the build steps
 	# Clean index pattern
 	rm -f $(PWD)/_meta/kibana/index-pattern/${BEAT_NAME}.json
 	# Remove temp templates
-	-rm ${BEAT_NAME}.template*.json
+	-rm -f ${BEAT_NAME}.template*.json
 
 .PHONY: ci
 ci:  ## @build Shortcut for continuous integration. This should always run before merging.