diff --git a/build_release_linux.sh b/build_release_linux.sh
index aa89764..e1d16dc 100755
--- a/build_release_linux.sh
+++ b/build_release_linux.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ mkdir -p sgBuild
 mkdir -p fgBuild
 mkdir -p output
 rm -rf output/*
-rm -rf dist/*
 
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 echo "Starting on SimGear"