diff --git a/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb b/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb
index 5608454b9..51d961538 100755
--- a/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/puppet_spec/files.rb
@@ -1,59 +1,59 @@
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'tempfile'
 require 'pathname'
 
 # A support module for testing files.
 module PuppetSpec::Files
   # This code exists only to support tests that run as root, pretty much.
   # Once they have finally been eliminated this can all go... --daniel 2011-04-08
   def self.in_tmp(path)
     tempdir = Dir.tmpdir
 
     Pathname.new(path).ascend do |dir|
       return true if File.identical?(tempdir, dir)
     end
 
     false
   end
 
   def self.cleanup
     $global_tempfiles ||= []
     while path = $global_tempfiles.pop do
       fail "Not deleting tmpfile #{path} outside regular tmpdir" unless in_tmp(path)
 
       begin
-        FileUtils.rm_r path, :secure => true
+        FileUtils.rm_rf path, :secure => true
       rescue Errno::ENOENT
         # nothing to do
       end
     end
   end
 
   def make_absolute(path)
     path = File.expand_path(path)
     path[0] = 'c' if Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
     path
   end
 
   def tmpfile(name) PuppetSpec::Files.tmpfile(name) end
   def self.tmpfile(name)
     # Generate a temporary file, just for the name...
     source = Tempfile.new(name)
     path = source.path
     source.close!
 
     # ...record it for cleanup,
     $global_tempfiles ||= []
     $global_tempfiles << File.expand_path(path)
 
     # ...and bam.
     path
   end
 
   def tmpdir(name) PuppetSpec::Files.tmpdir(name) end
   def self.tmpdir(name)
     path = tmpfile(name)
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(path)
     path
   end
 end