diff --git a/lib/Makefile.m32 b/lib/Makefile.m32
index 92540b91c..0cb82ec72 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.m32
+++ b/lib/Makefile.m32
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RESOURCE = libcurl.res
 all: $(libcurl_a_LIBRARY) $(libcurl_dll_LIBRARY)
 
 $(libcurl_a_LIBRARY): $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(libcurl_a_DEPENDENCIES)
-	$(RM) $@
+	-$(RM) $@
 	$(AR) cru $@ $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 	$(STRIP) $@
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ $(libcurl_a_LIBRARY): $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(libcurl_a_DEPENDENCIES)
 # remove the last line above to keep debug info
 
 $(libcurl_dll_LIBRARY): $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(RESOURCE) $(libcurl_dll_DEPENDENCIES)
-	$(RM) $@
+	-$(RM) $@
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -Wl,--out-implib,$(libcurl_dll_a_LIBRARY) \
 	  -o $@ $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(RESOURCE) $(DLL_LIBS)
 
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ $(libcurl_dll_LIBRARY): $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(RESOURCE) $(libcurl_dll_DEPENDENC
 	$(RC) $(RCFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(RESOURCE)
+	-$(RM) $(libcurl_a_OBJECTS) $(RESOURCE)
 
 distrib: clean
-	$(RM) $(libcurl_a_LIBRARY) $(libcurl_dll_LIBRARY) $(libcurl_dll_a_LIBRARY)
+	-$(RM) $(libcurl_a_LIBRARY) $(libcurl_dll_LIBRARY) $(libcurl_dll_a_LIBRARY)
 
 $(ARES_LIB)/libcares.a:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(ARES_LIB) -f Makefile.m32
diff --git a/src/Makefile.m32 b/src/Makefile.m32
index 3820f7afc..d7ace49fd 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.m32
+++ b/src/Makefile.m32
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ curl_OBJECTS := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(strip $(CURL_SOURCES)))
 all: curl.exe
 
 curl.exe: curl.res $(curl_OBJECTS) $(curl_DEPENDENCIES)
-	$(RM) $@
+	-$(RM) $@
 	$(LINK) $< $(curl_OBJECTS) $(curl_LDADD)
 
 # We don't have nroff normally under win32
 # hugehelp.c: ../README.curl ../curl.1 mkhelp.pl
-# 	$(RM) hugehelp.c
+# 	-$(RM) hugehelp.c
 # 	$(NROFF) -man ../curl.1 | $(PERL) mkhelp.pl ../README.curl > hugehelp.c
 
 .c.o:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ curl.exe: curl.res $(curl_OBJECTS) $(curl_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(RC) $(RCFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(curl_OBJECTS)
+	-$(RM) $(curl_OBJECTS)
 
 distrib: clean
-	$(RM) $(curl_PROGRAMS)
+	-$(RM) $(curl_PROGRAMS)