diff --git a/build-release.sh b/build-release.sh
index 876e5740cfdf..7a63611c8b43 100755
--- a/build-release.sh
+++ b/build-release.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ build_dist() {
 	echo "- Building platform: ${ALIAS} (" "${BUILD_ENV[@]}" "go build" "${BUILD_ARGS[@]}" ")"
 
 	# Clean out any old remnants of failed builds.
-	rm -rf "dist/$DIR"
+	rm -rf "dist"
 	mkdir -p "dist/$DIR"
 
 	# Subshell to not mess with the current env vars or CWD