diff --git a/vendors/circom/circomlib/build/compile_witness_generator.sh b/vendors/circom/circomlib/build/compile_witness_generator.sh
index 67b2a94f7..3b2860e4b 100755
--- a/vendors/circom/circomlib/build/compile_witness_generator.sh
+++ b/vendors/circom/circomlib/build/compile_witness_generator.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function compile_witness_generator() {
   cp ../../../iden3_circom/code_producers/src/c_elements/$2/* .
 
   echo "Splitting source file into smaller pieces..."
-  rm part_*
+  rm -f part_*
   ./split_tool $1 --output_dir=. -- -std=c++11 -I../../external/llvm-project/clang/staging/include
 
   echo "Compiling everything..."