diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/rapps/misc.cpp b/reactos/base/applications/rapps/misc.cpp
index 2ea023d04b8..3e6e389859c 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/rapps/misc.cpp
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/rapps/misc.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ BOOL ExtractFilesFromCab(LPCWSTR lpCabName, LPCWSTR lpOutputPath)
                     FreeLibrary(hCabinetDll);
                     return TRUE;
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    RemoveDirectoryW(lpOutputPath);
+                }
             }
         }
         FreeLibrary(hCabinetDll);