diff --git a/payloads/external/depthcharge/Makefile b/payloads/external/depthcharge/Makefile
index 1c8d345e5d..8115eb1f4c 100644
--- a/payloads/external/depthcharge/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/depthcharge/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ build: config
 		PATH="$(abspath ../../../build/util/cbfstool):$$PATH"
 
 clean:
-	test -d $(output_dir) && rm -rf $(output_dir)
+	rm -rf $(output_dir)
 
 distclean:
 	rm -rf $(project_dir)