diff --git a/check_large_files.bash b/check_large_files.bash
index 81286183..a5ecc7c0 100755
--- a/check_large_files.bash
+++ b/check_large_files.bash
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ clean_var_tmp() {
         sleep 1
     fi
     for f in "${var_tmp_files[@]}"; do
-        rf -f "$f"
+        rm -f "$f"
         sleep 0.2
     done
 }