diff --git a/contrib/src/dhtnet/package.json b/contrib/src/dhtnet/package.json
index fe9b38da24557d15bf6c5c3382706349c160e573..4a21ba2c212098d5b1c7dc103b290b68121b9b83 100644
--- a/contrib/src/dhtnet/package.json
+++ b/contrib/src/dhtnet/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "with_env" : "",
     "custom_scripts": {
         "pre_build": [
-            "rmdir /S /Q \"%DAEMON_DIR%\\contrib\\msvc\\include\\dhtnet\""
+            "IF exist \"%DAEMON_DIR%\\contrib\\msvc\\include\\dhtnet\" ( rmdir /S /Q \"%DAEMON_DIR%\\contrib\\msvc\\include\\dhtnet\" )"
         ],
         "build": [],
         "post_build": [