--- src/ATLAS/CONFIG/src/Makefile	2012-06-23 17:27:27.000000000 +0100
+++ new/ATLAS/CONFIG/src/Makefile	2012-06-24 03:05:52.043151077 +0100
@@ -580,6 +580,6 @@
 confclean: $(CLEANdep)
 	rm -f *core* *.o config?.out
 clean : $(CLEANdep)
-	rm -f *.o x* config?.out *core*
+	rm -rf *.o x* config?.out *core*
 cleanall: clean
 	$(MAKE) -f Make.top clean
