diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index ee9b636886..6c50307457 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@ build_msg() {
 # prints a warning if the file slated for removal doesn't exist
 # this allows us to continue instead of bailing out with just "rm"
 safe_remove() {
-  local path="$1"
+  local path
 
-  [ -z "${path}" ] && return 0
-
-  if [ -e "${path}" -o -L "${path}" ]; then
-    rm -r "${path}"
-  elif [ -n "${PKG_NAME}" ]; then
-    print_color CLR_WARNING "safe_remove: path does not exist: [${PKG_NAME}]: ${path}\n"
-  else
-    print_color CLR_WARNING "safe_remove: path does not exist: ${path}\n"
-  fi
+  for path in "$@" ; do
+    if [ -e "${path}" -o -L "${path}" ]; then
+      rm -r "${path}"
+    elif [ -n "${PKG_NAME}" ]; then
+      print_color CLR_WARNING "safe_remove: path does not exist: [${PKG_NAME}]: ${path}\n"
+    else
+      print_color CLR_WARNING "safe_remove: path does not exist: ${path}\n"
+    fi
+  done
 }
 
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