diff --git a/packaging/nightly-rsync b/packaging/nightly-rsync
index 7ec0029b..e54424ec 100755
--- a/packaging/nightly-rsync
+++ b/packaging/nightly-rsync
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ system 'ls -ltr';
 
 if ($upload) {
     $ENV{RSYNC_PARTIAL_DIR} = ''; # The rsync on samba.org is OLD.
-    system "rsync -aviHP --delete . samba.org:/home/ftp/pub/rsync/nightly";
+    system "rsync -aviHP --delete-after . samba.org:/home/ftp/pub/rsync/nightly";
 }
 
 exit;