diff --git a/doc/building-msvc.md b/doc/building-msvc.md
index 64d0c7b0c9..848e5a8269 100644
--- a/doc/building-msvc.md
+++ b/doc/building-msvc.md
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ run `git reset --hard HEAD` and execute `gclient` again
     ..\depot_tools\fetch breakpad
     ..\depot_tools\gclient sync
     xcopy src\src\* src /s /i
+    rmdir src\src /s /q
 
 #### Build