diff --git a/recipes/python/__init__.py b/recipes/python/__init__.py
index b51757a..0c40576 100644
--- a/recipes/python/__init__.py
+++ b/recipes/python/__init__.py
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class PythonRecipe(Recipe):
         try:
             print("Remove files unlikely to be used")
             os.chdir(join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python"))
-            sh.rm("share")
-            sh.rm("bin")
+            sh.rm("-rf", "share")
+            sh.rm("-rf", "bin")
             os.chdir(join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python", "lib"))
             sh.rm("-rf", "pkgconfig")
             sh.rm("libpython2.7.a")