diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 3bfc5d1fb..94d89215b 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ fi
 # unusual case in which a symlinked-to .m4 file is git-removed from gnulib
 # between successive runs of this script.
 find "$m4_base" "$source_base" \
-  -name '*.m4' -depth -type l -xtype l -delete > /dev/null 2>&1
+  -depth -name '*.m4' -type l -xtype l -delete > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 
 # Reconfigure, getting other files.