diff --git a/helpers/lh_chroot_hacks b/helpers/lh_chroot_hacks
index 8c08d5504..7df2cdcb0 100755
--- a/helpers/lh_chroot_hacks
+++ b/helpers/lh_chroot_hacks
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ then
 
 	# Mount doesn't write to a symlink so use /proc/mounts instead,
 	# see debian bug #154438 for more info
-	rm chroot/etc/mtab
+	rm -f chroot/etc/mtab
 	ln -s /proc/mounts chroot/etc/mtab
 fi