diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py b/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
index f92255d..3164171 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
                 pathvars = ['T', 'RECIPE_SYSROOT', 'RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE']
                 for pathvar in pathvars:
                     path = rd.getVar(pathvar)
-                    shutil.rmtree(path)
+                    if os.path.exists(path):
+                        shutil.rmtree(path)
         finally:
             if fetchrecipe:
                 try: