diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index a8def52..eb0364e 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@ machines.
 %build
 %if 0%{?bundle_gtkmm3}
 export PATH="%{_buildrootdir}/bin:$PATH"
-# Cleanup buildroot for existing rpms
-rm -rf %{_buildrootdir}/*
 
 function install_rpms_to_current_dir() {
     PACKAGE_RPM=$(eval echo $1)