diff --git a/common.jake b/common.jake
index d01fe744c..a97a6976e 100644
--- a/common.jake
+++ b/common.jake
@@ -211,10 +211,11 @@ setupEnvironment();
 
 global.rm_rf = function(/*String*/ aFilename)
 {
-    try { fs.rm(aFilename, {recursive: true, force: true}); }
+    try { fs.rmSync(aFilename, {recursive: true, force: true}); }
     catch (anException) { }
 };
 
+
 // from stackoverflow
 function copyRecursiveSync (src, dest) {
     var exists = fs.existsSync(src);