diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index bf192f384..ed8ffff61 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -436,18 +436,19 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) removeFolder(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
+	dirFullPath := dir.FullPath()
 	glog.V(3).Infof("remove directory entry: %v", req)
 	ignoreRecursiveErr := true // ignore recursion error since the OS should manage it
-	err := filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, true, false, ignoreRecursiveErr, false, []int32{dir.wfs.signature})
+	err := filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dirFullPath, req.Name, true, true, ignoreRecursiveErr, false, []int32{dir.wfs.signature})
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("remove %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, err)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("remove %s/%s: %v", dirFullPath, req.Name, err)
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "non-empty") {
 			return fuse.EEXIST
 		}
 		return fuse.ENOENT
 	}
 
-	t := util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.Name)
+	t := util.NewFullPath(dirFullPath, req.Name)
 	dir.wfs.metaCache.DeleteEntry(context.Background(), t)
 	dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.DeleteFsNode(t)