diff --git a/lib/private/helper.php b/lib/private/helper.php
index 206c20d916..b3e2b1ade1 100644
--- a/lib/private/helper.php
+++ b/lib/private/helper.php
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 					unlink($fileInfo->getRealPath());
 				}
 			}
+			rmdir($dir);
 		} elseif (file_exists($dir)) {
 			unlink($dir);
 		}