diff --git a/scripts/bower-material-release.sh b/scripts/bower-material-release.sh
index 9ce15e042e4..2bfe083396c 100755
--- a/scripts/bower-material-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/bower-material-release.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ function run {
 
   cd bower-material
   # remove stale layout files; newer ones are in `dist/layouts/`
-  rm ./angular-material.layouts.css
-  rm ./angular-material.layouts.min.css
+  rm -f ./angular-material.layouts.css
+  rm -f ./angular-material.layouts.min.css
 
 
   echo "-- Committing and tagging..."