diff --git a/packaging/tools/make_install.sh b/packaging/tools/make_install.sh
index 1b8fa2fb70..0874433e94 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/make_install.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/make_install.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ function kill_taosd() {
 
 function install_main_path() {
   #create install main dir and all sub dir
-  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir} || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/cfg || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/bin || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/driver || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/examples || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/include || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/share || :
+  ${csudo}rm -rf ${install_main_dir}/log || :
+
   ${csudo}mkdir -p ${install_main_dir}
   ${csudo}mkdir -p ${install_main_dir}/cfg
   ${csudo}mkdir -p ${install_main_dir}/bin