diff --git a/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/router/others/updown-client.sh b/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/router/others/updown-client.sh
index 15947fd5b0..453cabd4a1 100755
--- a/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/router/others/updown-client.sh
+++ b/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/router/others/updown-client.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ stopAdns() {
 
 [ -f $DNSCONFFILE -o -f $DNSRESOLVFILE -o -n "$FILEEXISTS" ] && service dnsmasq restart
 
-rmdir -rf $DNSDIR
+rmdir $DNSDIR
 
 exit 0