diff --git a/rebuildPatches.sh b/rebuildPatches.sh
index dfcccf6d11..003269f6ac 100755
--- a/rebuildPatches.sh
+++ b/rebuildPatches.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ function savePatches {
     what_name=$(basename $what)
     target=$2
     echo "Formatting patches for $what..."
+
+    cd "$basedir/${what_name}-Patches/"
+    rm -rf *.patch
+
     cd "$basedir/$target"
 
-    rm -rf "$basedir/${what_name}-Patches/*.patch"
     git format-patch --no-stat -N -o "$basedir/${what_name}-Patches/" upstream/upstream >/dev/null
     cd "$basedir"
     git add -A "$basedir/${what_name}-Patches"