diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index 69904fb72eb4..5a19befea81d 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function configure_containerd() {
 
 function remove_artifacts() {
 	echo "deleting kata artifacts"
-	rm -rf /opt/kata/
+	rm -rf /opt/kata/*
 }
 
 function cleanup_cri_runtime() {