diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
index 6f7f0b393..8fe42ced2 100755
--- a/buildconf
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ findtool(){
 #
 removethis(){
   if test "$#" = "1"; then
-    find . -depth -name $1 -execdir rm -rf {} \;
+    find . -depth -name $1 -print -exec rm -rf {} \;
   fi
 }