diff --git a/scripts/auto-rebase/rebase.sh b/scripts/auto-rebase/rebase.sh
index e0c2424659..8b38b0ce59 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-rebase/rebase.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-rebase/rebase.sh
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ rebase_to() {
     fi
 
     title "# Removing staging directory"
-    rm -rf "$REPOROOT/_output"
+    rm -rf "${STAGING_DIR}"
 }