diff --git a/shell-completion/Makefile b/shell-completion/Makefile
index 8cae609c9..5149f4ec7 100644
--- a/shell-completion/Makefile
+++ b/shell-completion/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ options-%.txt:
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm -f commands*.{txt,tmp} generic-options.txt options-*.txt
+	rm -f $(COMMANDS_TMP) commands*.txt generic-options.txt options-*.txt
 	rm -f hledger-completion.bash