diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile
index 52d93c1..eb9d181 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile	
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ data: requirements
 
 ## Delete all compiled Python files
 clean:
-	find . -name "*.pyc" -exec rm {} \;
+	find . -type f -name "*.py[co]" -delete
+	find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -delete
 
 ## Lint using flake8
 lint: