diff --git a/tools/install/create_fpc_deb.sh b/tools/install/create_fpc_deb.sh
index 6dd51d3a06..310afea6b3 100755
--- a/tools/install/create_fpc_deb.sh
+++ b/tools/install/create_fpc_deb.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ echo '  * Unofficial snapshot build for lazarus' >> $File
 echo " -- Mattias Gaertner <mattias@freepascal.org>  $Date" >> $File
 echo "" >> $File
 cat $ResourceDir/changelog >> $File
-rm $File.gz
+rm -f $File.gz
 gzip --best $File
 
 # create postinst if needed
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ fi
 echo "creating changelog.Debian file ..."
 File=$DebianDocDir/changelog.Debian
 cp $ResourceDir/changelog.Debian $File
-rm $File.gz
+rm -f $File.gz
 gzip --best $File
 
 # create debian copyright file
diff --git a/tools/install/cross_unix/HowToCreate_fpc_crosswin32_deb.txt b/tools/install/cross_unix/HowToCreate_fpc_crosswin32_deb.txt
index f0f5c52cdc..764a3d807c 100644
--- a/tools/install/cross_unix/HowToCreate_fpc_crosswin32_deb.txt
+++ b/tools/install/cross_unix/HowToCreate_fpc_crosswin32_deb.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This will download the FPC svn to ~/freepascal/fpc, its install files to
 Create the fpc deb and install it:
 
   []$ cd <lazarusdir>/tools/install
-  []$ ./create_fpc_deb.sh ~/freepascal/fpc
+  []$ ./create_fpc_deb.sh fpc ~/freepascal/fpc
   []$ sudo dpkg -i fpc-<version>.i386.rpm
 
 Then build the fpc_crosswin32 deb and install it: