diff --git a/compileit.lsp b/compileit.lsp
index 1facfe0b2e5785352dfa5b799e05a3ed563c6099..4185f56cc0c9f4389ae82e22670a3639e38dbf08 100644
--- a/compileit.lsp
+++ b/compileit.lsp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 ;; (pushnew :ansi-tests-strict-initial-element *features*)
 
 #+allegro (run-shell-command "rm -f *.fasl")
-#+cmu (run-program "rm -f *.x86f")
+#+cmu (run-program "rm" (list "-f"
+			      (concatenate 'string "*."
+					   (pathname-type (compile-file-pathname "a.lisp")))))
 
 (load "gclload1.lsp")
 (load "gclload2.lsp")