diff --git a/hacking/env-setup b/hacking/env-setup
index 082ac98d7f2..8ba483279b3 100644
--- a/hacking/env-setup
+++ b/hacking/env-setup
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ expr "$MANPATH" : "${PREFIX_MANPATH}.*" > /dev/null || export MANPATH="$PREFIX_M
 gen_egg_info()
 {
     if [ -e "$PREFIX_PYTHONPATH/ansible.egg-info" ] ; then
-        rm -r "$PREFIX_PYTHONPATH/ansible.egg-info"
+        \rm -r "$PREFIX_PYTHONPATH/ansible.egg-info"
     fi
     python setup.py egg_info
 }