diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 7b0fb9c51f..3705cde3ca 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 */
 
 2009-08-21 15:59 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/globsh.mk
+    ! Restored backslashes for GNU rm command for os2 shell.
+      It turns out rm needs backslashes in filenames (on contrary
+      to mkdir which needs forward slashes.) Not terribly consistent.
+      BTW they came from same packages.
+      Thanks to Maurilio Longo for the information.
+
   * source/pp/Makefile
     ! Readded empty line after pptable rule.
       I couldn't find the reason why this was needed, anyhow
diff --git a/harbour/config/globsh.mk b/harbour/config/globsh.mk
index 6d391b53ef..821fe2b665 100644
--- a/harbour/config/globsh.mk
+++ b/harbour/config/globsh.mk
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(HB_SHELL),os2)
 
+# NOTE: Comment on included GNU tools:
+#       os2-mkdir expects forward slashes, while
+#       os2-rm expects backslashes in filenames.
+#       [vszakats]
+
 MK := $(subst \,/,$(MAKE))
 RM := del /n
 RDP := $(TOOL_DIR)os2-rm -fr
@@ -120,14 +125,14 @@ dirbase::
 	$(if $(DYN_FILE),-@$(MDP) $(DYN_DIR),)
 
 clean::
-	-@$(RDP) $(PKG_DIR) $(OBJ_DIR) $(LIB_FILE) $(BIN_FILE)
-	$(if $(LIB_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(LIB_FILE)).bak,)
-	$(if $(LIB_FILE),$(if $(wildcard $(LIB_DIR)/*.*),,-@$(RDP) $(LIB_DIR)),)
-	$(if $(BIN_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(BIN_FILE)).tds,)
-	$(if $(BIN_FILE),$(if $(wildcard $(BIN_DIR)/*.*),,-@$(RDP) $(BIN_DIR)),)
-	$(if $(DYN_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(DYN_FILE)).def,)
-	$(if $(DYN_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(DYN_FILE)).exp,)
-	$(if $(DYN_FILE),$(if $(wildcard $(DYN_DIR)/*.*),,-@$(RDP) $(DYN_DIR)),)
+	-@$(RDP) $(PKG_DIR_OS) $(OBJ_DIR_OS) $(LIB_FILE_OS) $(BIN_FILE_OS)
+	$(if $(LIB_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(LIB_FILE_OS)).bak,)
+	$(if $(LIB_FILE),$(if $(wildcard $(LIB_DIR)/*.*),,-@$(RDP) $(LIB_DIR_OS)),)
+	$(if $(BIN_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(BIN_FILE_OS)).tds,)
+	$(if $(BIN_FILE),$(if $(wildcard $(BIN_DIR)/*.*),,-@$(RDP) $(BIN_DIR_OS)),)
+	$(if $(DYN_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(DYN_FILE_OS)).def,)
+	$(if $(DYN_FILE),-@$(RM) $(basename $(DYN_FILE_OS)).exp,)
+	$(if $(DYN_FILE),$(if $(wildcard $(DYN_DIR)/*.*),,-@$(RDP) $(DYN_DIR_OS)),)
 
 endif