diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 834e16b4..b18373ed 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stages:
     - echo KAS_WORK_DIR = $KAS_WORK_DIR
     - echo SSTATE_DIR = $SSTATE_DIR
     - echo DL_DIR = $DL_DIR
+    - rm -rf $KAS_WORK_DIR
     - mkdir --verbose --parents $KAS_WORK_DIR $KAS_REPO_REF_DIR $SSTATE_DIR $DL_DIR $TOOLCHAIN_DIR
 
 # Generalised fragment to do a Kas build