diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cdd3a20f..b47ce727 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ delete-sstate:
   stage: bootstrap
   when: manual
   script:
-  - rm -rf $SSTATE_DIR
+  - rm -rf $SSTATE_DIR/*