diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 35a1eebf44..8f8b5fd478 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ distclean-local:
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -rf $(CLEANUP)
-	rm -rf `find -name \*.gcno`
-	rm -rf `find -name \*.gcda`
+	rm -rf `find . -name \*.gcno`
+	rm -rf `find . -name \*.gcda`
 
 superclean: distclean
 	rm -rf arangod/*/.deps lib/*/.deps Makefile