diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2259ccb..5894e16 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ else
 	PONYC = $(COMPILE_WITH) --debug
 endif
 
-SOURCE_FILES := $(shell find $(SRC_DIR) -name \*.pony)
-EXAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES := $(shell find $(EXAMPLES_DIR) -name \*.pony)
+SOURCE_FILES := $(shell find $(SRC_DIR) -name *.pony)
+EXAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES := $(shell find $(EXAMPLES_DIR) -name *.pony)
 
 test: unit-tests build-examples