diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd_check_keys b/poky/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd_check_keys
index 1931dc7..ef117de 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd_check_keys
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/sshd_check_keys
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     local DIR="$(dirname "$FILE")"
 
     mkdir -p "$DIR"
+    rm -f ${FILE}.tmp
     ssh-keygen -q -f "${FILE}.tmp" -N '' -t $TYPE
 
     # Atomically rename file public key