diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index c9598d34..6bc025af 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ EOF
 	if [ "${PROJECT}:${SUBPROJECT:-}" = "ubuntu-base:minimized" ]; then
 		# Save even more size by removing apt lists (that are currently removed
 		# downstream anyway)
-		rm -f chroot/var/lib/apt/lists/*
+		rm -rf chroot/var/lib/apt/lists/*
 	fi
 
 	if [ -f config/oem-config-preinstalled ]; then