diff --git a/recipes/core/initfs/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/initfs/recipe.toml
index dc0ffddfd..3dea3a52e 100644
--- a/recipes/core/initfs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/initfs/recipe.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
 script = """
 INITFS_RM_BINS='redoxfs-ar redoxfs-mkfs'
 
-rm -r "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/initfs"
+rm -rf "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/initfs"
 mkdir -p "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/initfs/etc"
 
 cp -r "${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/"* "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/initfs"