diff --git a/android/bazel_handler.go b/android/bazel_handler.go
index 1f87410..d7f55c3 100644
--- a/android/bazel_handler.go
+++ b/android/bazel_handler.go
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@
 
 	// Remove old outputs, as some actions might not rerun if the outputs are detected.
 	if len(buildStatement.OutputPaths) > 0 {
-		cmd.Text("rm -f")
+		cmd.Text("rm -rf") // -r because outputs can be Bazel dir/tree artifacts.
 		for _, outputPath := range buildStatement.OutputPaths {
 			cmd.Text(fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", outputPath))
 		}