diff --git a/1993/lmfjyh/Makefile b/1993/lmfjyh/Makefile
index f3c79aca5..5502f2372 100644
--- a/1993/lmfjyh/Makefile
+++ b/1993/lmfjyh/Makefile
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
 	${RM} -f \"\;main\(\)\{puts\(\"Hello\ World!\"\)\;\}char\*C=\".c
 	${CP} lmfjyh.c \"\;main\(\)\{puts\(\"Hello\ World!\"\)\;\}char\*C=\".c
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} \
-	    \"\;main\(\)\{puts\(\"Hello\ World!\"\)\;\}char\*C=\".c -o $@ ${LIBS}
+	    \"\;main\(\)\{puts\(\"Hello\ World!\"\)\;\}char\*C=\".c -o $@ ${LIBS} || \
+	    ${RM} -f \"\;main\(\)\{puts\(\"Hello\ World!\"\)\;\}char\*C=\".c
 
 # alternative executable
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