diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 21a3ed6e4..70f789609 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ clean:
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp
 
-	cd po && rm -f *.mo
+	rm -f po/*.mo
 	python setup.py clean
 	rm -rf build