diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 70259da3b3..baf9d388fe 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
            rm -rf $INSTALL
          fi
        fi
-       if [ -d $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME ] ; then
-         rm -rf $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+       if [ -d $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME ] ; then
+         rm -rf $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
        fi
 
       # setup configure script