diff --git a/hadrian/bindist/Makefile b/hadrian/bindist/Makefile
index 37e75049694d4e67346d4f2a3acdf594d8292dad..8cd995b4e203aac01b1db8c37688885bb6aea4fc 100644
--- a/hadrian/bindist/Makefile
+++ b/hadrian/bindist/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ WrapperBinsDir=${bindir}
 
 # N.B. this is duplicated from includes/ghc.mk.
 lib/settings : config.mk
-	$(call removeFiles,$@)
+	@rm -f $@
 	@echo '[("GCC extra via C opts", "$(GccExtraViaCOpts)")' >> $@
 	@echo ',("C compiler command", "$(SettingsCCompilerCommand)")' >> $@
 	@echo ',("C compiler flags", "$(SettingsCCompilerFlags)")' >> $@