diff --git a/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh b/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh
index 0747c8a49b..813f9276a3 100755
--- a/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh
+++ b/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ setup()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 clean()
 {
-    setup || return 1
+    cd "${HOME}" &&
     echo "Cleaning up ${RELEASE_ROOT}" &&
-    rm -rf *
+    rm -rf "${RELEASE_ROOT_NAME}"
 }
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------