diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 1a2aae2917..d1cb87a355 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@
           update "Kernel" "$UPDATE_KERNEL" "/flash/$IMAGE_KERNEL"
           update "System" "$UPDATE_SYSTEM" "/flash/$IMAGE_SYSTEM"
           update_bootloader
+          rm -rf $UPDATE_DIR/[0-9a-zA-Z]* &>/dev/null
           do_reboot
         else
           rm -rf $UPDATE_DIR/[0-9a-zA-Z]* &>/dev/null
@@ -590,7 +591,6 @@
           sync
           usleep 30000000
         fi
-        rm -rf $UPDATE_DIR/[0-9a-zA-Z]* &>/dev/null
       else
         rm -rf $UPDATE_DIR/[0-9a-zA-Z]* &>/dev/null
         echo "size check failed. normal startup in 30s..."