diff --git a/test/io/vtk/test_vtk_staggeredfreeflowpvnames.cc b/test/io/vtk/test_vtk_staggeredfreeflowpvnames.cc
index 9a5a6b6473545e87b75b8a6736cac6591ef05bf2..3b068f4650815c13e72cb4981198bd8ddc667add 100644
--- a/test/io/vtk/test_vtk_staggeredfreeflowpvnames.cc
+++ b/test/io/vtk/test_vtk_staggeredfreeflowpvnames.cc
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ void testWriteAndReadVtk(std::shared_ptr<FVGridGeometry> fvGridGeometry,
      // clean up the folder
      if(deleteFiles)
      {
-         if(system("exec rm -r *pvd *vtu *vtp"))
+         const std::string deleteCommand = "exec rm "
+                                           + fileName + "*pvd "
+                                           + fileName + "*vtu "
+                                           + fileName + "*vtp";
+         if (system(deleteCommand.c_str()))
              DUNE_THROW(Dune::IOError, "Deleting files failed");
      }
 }