diff --git a/ext/cvode/Makefile.in b/ext/cvode/Makefile.in
index 6d7fe0c90..b717058aa 100755
--- a/ext/cvode/Makefile.in
+++ b/ext/cvode/Makefile.in
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ source/llnlmath.o: source/llnlmath.c include/llnlmath.h include/llnltyps.h
 	(cd source; $(COMPILER) $(OPTS) -c llnlmath.c)
 
 clean:
-	$(RM)  ./libcvode.a
+	$(RM)  @buildlib@/libcvode.a
 	$(RM)  $(OBJS)
 
 depends: