diff --git a/ci/build/build.sh b/ci/build/build.sh
index ce087f7748..3ce75ebad4 100755
--- a/ci/build/build.sh
+++ b/ci/build/build.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ download_build_component arrow "$SCRIPTS_DIR/build_arrow.sh" "$target"
 
 # very tight diskspace limit on github runners, clear deps folder with all .o files
 if [[ -n "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" ]]; then
-    rm -rf $SCRIPTS_DIR/../deps
+    rm -rf $SCRIPTS_DIR/../deps/*
 fi
 
 build_component libsnowflakeclient "$SCRIPTS_DIR/build_libsnowflakeclient.sh" "$target" "$@"