diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index da00d658..9505b678 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ delete-sstate:
   stage: bootstrap
   when: manual
   script:
-  - rm -rf $SSTATE_DIR
+  - rm -rf $SSTATE_DIR/*