diff --git a/gem5-bench-cache b/gem5-bench-cache
index 1efc715..eb47a4f 100755
--- a/gem5-bench-cache
+++ b/gem5-bench-cache
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bench-all() (
 
 if "$generate_checkpoints"; then
   # Create the checkpoints after the kernel boot.
-  rm -rf "${m5out_dir}/cpt.*";
+  rm -rf "${m5out_dir}"/cpt.*;
   printf 'm5 exit' >"${readfile_file}"
   cpt_cmd="-E 'm5 checkpoint;m5 readfile > a.sh;sh a.sh'"
   # 1