diff --git a/src/Allwmake b/src/Allwmake
index 750691e799..e07067fb66 100755
--- a/src/Allwmake
+++ b/src/Allwmake
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ wmakeCheckPwd "$WM_PROJECT_DIR/src" || {
 set -x
 
 # Update OpenFOAM version strings if required
-wmakePrintBuild -check || /bin/rm -f OpenFOAM/Make/*/global.? 2>/dev/null
+wmakePrintBuild -check || wrmo OpenFOAM/global/global.o
 
 wmakeLnInclude OpenFOAM
 wmakeLnInclude OSspecific/${WM_OSTYPE:-POSIX}