diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh
index 13db0aee4..3b1a1cce1 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ _kexec () {
     fi
     sleep 2
     rm /{${VMLINUZ},initrd.img}
-    rm -rf /usr
+    rm -rf /usr/*
     while pgrep -x kexec > /dev/null 2>&1; do
         sleep 1
     done