diff --git a/cmirror.c b/cmirror.c
index c16e58a..575f291 100644
--- a/cmirror.c
+++ b/cmirror.c
@@ -915,8 +915,10 @@ static void slave(char *slave_path) {
         }
         GSList *d = CLEAN_DIRS;
         while (d) {
+            char *path = (char *)d->data;
             if (!quiet)
-                warn("rm -r %s\n", (char *)d->data);
+                warn("rm -r %s\n", path);
+            fileop_rmdir_recurse(path);
             d = d->next;
         }
     }