diff --git a/make/tools.mk b/make/tools.mk
index fe8c24fac..c678b2bf8 100644
--- a/make/tools.mk
+++ b/make/tools.mk
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bin/downloaded/tools/helm-v$(HELM_VERSION)-%: | bin/downloaded/tools
 	@# O writes the specified file to stdout
 	tar xfO $@.tar.gz $*/helm > $@
 	chmod +x $@
-	rm $@.tar.gz
+	rm -f $@.tar.gz
 
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