diff --git a/builds/toplevel.mk b/builds/toplevel.mk
index a0e0c8787..5a3ff2abd 100644
--- a/builds/toplevel.mk
+++ b/builds/toplevel.mk
@@ -317,6 +317,6 @@ do-dist: distclean refdoc
 	rm -f $(TOP_DIR)/docs/mkdocs.yml
 
 	@# Remove more stuff related to git.
-	rm -rf (TOP_DIR)/subprojects/dlg
+	rm -rf $(TOP_DIR)/subprojects/dlg
 
 # EOF