diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.sh b/oh-my-zsh.sh
index d6ef97a07..29d39ca23 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.sh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fi
 unset zcompdump_revision zcompdump_fpath zcompdump_refresh
 
 # zcompile the completion dump file if the .zwc is older or missing.
-zrecompile -q -p "$ZSH_COMPDUMP" && rm -f "$ZSH_COMPDUMP.zwc.old"
+zrecompile -q -p "$ZSH_COMPDUMP" && command rm -f "$ZSH_COMPDUMP.zwc.old"
 
 # Load all of the config files in ~/oh-my-zsh that end in .zsh
 # TIP: Add files you don't want in git to .gitignore