diff --git a/src/new_build.sh b/src/new_build.sh
index 331e529..a360bec 100755
--- a/src/new_build.sh
+++ b/src/new_build.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ do_cleanup() {
       rm -rf ./* || true
     else
       cd "$source_dir"
-      (set +eu ; mka "${jobs_arg[@]}" clean) &>> "$DEBUG_LOG"
+      echo ">> [$(date)] Removing $PWD/out" | tee -a "$DEBUG_LOG"
+      rm -rf out || true
       echo ">> [$(date)] Removing $PWD/vendor" | tee -a "$DEBUG_LOG"
       rm -rf vendor/* || true
       echo ">> [$(date)] Removing $PWD/.repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml" | tee -a "$DEBUG_LOG"