diff --git a/initrd/build.sh b/initrd/build.sh
index 0385cce..6f82fc8 100755
--- a/initrd/build.sh
+++ b/initrd/build.sh
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/hyphactr "${INITRD_DIR}/init"
 cd "${INITRD_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${HYPHA_DIR}/target/initrd"
 find . | cpio -o -H newc --quiet > "${HYPHA_DIR}/target/initrd/initrd"
+rm -rf "${INITRD_DIR}"