diff --git a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
index 22f0d1f2a6..ef26a99036 100644
--- a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ bool cmFileCommand::HandleRemove(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
 
     if (cmSystemTools::FileIsDirectory(fileName) &&
         !cmSystemTools::FileIsSymlink(fileName) && recurse) {
-      cmSystemTools::RemoveADirectory(fileName);
+      cmSystemTools::RepeatedRemoveDirectory(fileName);
     } else {
       cmSystemTools::RemoveFile(fileName);
     }