diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 39e60000ebd..51f21dd7642 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ spec:
     - /bin/sh
     args:
     - -c
-    - test -e /scrub && rm -rf /scrub/..?* /scrub/.[!.]* /scrub/* && test -z $(ls -A /scrub) || exit 1
+    - test -e /scrub && find /scrub -mindepth 1 -delete && test -z $(ls -A /scrub) || exit 1
     volumeMounts:
     - name: vol
       mountPath: /scrub
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index 00874fbf7ed..2b19f97f134 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ func NewPersistentVolumeRecyclerPodTemplate() *v1.Pod {
 					Name:    "pv-recycler",
 					Image:   "registry.k8s.io/debian-base:v2.0.0",
 					Command: []string{"/bin/sh"},
-					Args:    []string{"-c", "test -e /scrub && rm -rf /scrub/..?* /scrub/.[!.]* /scrub/*  && test -z \"$(ls -A /scrub)\" || exit 1"},
+					Args:    []string{"-c", "test -e /scrub && find /scrub -mindepth 1 -delete && test -z \"$(ls -A /scrub)\" || exit 1"},
 					VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
 						{
 							Name:      "vol",