diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f8bc77e87..ff0db2c8d 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ do
 
     echo "Cleaning stuff generated by autoconf"
     rm -f configure
-    rm -rf autom4te-*.cache/
+    rm -rf autom4te*.cache/
 
     echo "Running autoconf${AUTOCONF_SUFFIX}"
     autoconf${AUTOCONF_SUFFIX} || fail