diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 09f32749b..9ae66e5b9 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
         <delete file="${basedir}/smackx.jar" />
         <delete file="${basedir}/smackx-debug.jar" />
         <delete file="${basedir}/smack-test.jar" />
-        <delete dir="${basedir}/release" />
+        <delete dir="${basedir}/target" />
     </target>
 
 </project>