diff --git a/tools/build_apps.py b/tools/build_apps.py
index 1abd2012c5..ae342d62d9 100755
--- a/tools/build_apps.py
+++ b/tools/build_apps.py
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ def main():
             if args.size_info:
                 build_info.write_size_info(args.size_info)
             if not build_info.preserve:
-                logging.info("Removing build directory {}".format(build_info.build_dir))
+                logging.info("Removing build directory {}".format(build_info.build_path))
                 # we only remove binaries here, log files are still needed by check_build_warnings.py
-                shutil.rmtree(build_info.build_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+                shutil.rmtree(build_info.build_path, ignore_errors=True)
 
     if failed_builds:
         logging.error("The following build have failed:")