diff --git a/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb b/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb
index 5f34e722ba..6641f9872b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "${MUTEX}"
 # configure.
 CONFIG_SITE = ""
 do_configure() {
-	rm ${S}/config.sub
+	rm -f ${S}/config.sub
 	cp ${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/gnu-config/config.sub ${S}/config.sub 
 	oe_runconf
 }