diff --git a/rootfs-builder/rootfs.sh b/rootfs-builder/rootfs.sh
index c8f5f6bdb..b5d2587a1 100755
--- a/rootfs-builder/rootfs.sh
+++ b/rootfs-builder/rootfs.sh
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ fi
 build_rootfs ${ROOTFS_DIR}
 pushd "${ROOTFS_DIR}" >> /dev/null
 if [ "$PWD" != "/" ] ; then
-	rm -rf ./var/cache/ ./var/lib
+	rm -rf ./var/cache/ ./var/lib ./var/log
 fi
 popd  >> /dev/null