diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 4053338df2d6e8..a3335eb96a94c9 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
 if "%target%" == "Clean" goto exit
 
 :after-build
-rd %config%
+:: Check existence of %config% before removing it.
+if exist %config% rd %config%
 if errorlevel 1 echo "Old build output exists at 'out\%config%'. Please remove." & exit /B
 :: Use /J because /D (symlink) requires special permissions.
 if EXIST out\%config% mklink /J %config% out\%config%