diff --git a/src/switch_build.nim b/src/switch_build.nim
index d5f62b5..b8d87d5 100644
--- a/src/switch_build.nim
+++ b/src/switch_build.nim
@@ -251,10 +251,8 @@ proc processArgs() =
   if buildInfo.outDir == "":
     buildInfo.outDir = "build"
 
-  if dirExists buildInfo.outDir:
-    removeDir buildInfo.outDir
-
-  createDir buildInfo.outDir
+  if not dirExists buildInfo.outDir:
+    createDir buildInfo.outDir
 
   if buildInfo.dkpPath == "":
     buildInfo.dkpPath = getEnv(dkpEnv, "")