diff --git a/weak-modules b/weak-modules
index 7ba26bbbc52b1d8ca80b60ad0700c1af82a3c48d..e67e7bbb46d942e4046bb22639dea1c8de314be8 100644
--- a/weak-modules
+++ b/weak-modules
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ remove_kernel() {
     module_has_changed $weak_modules $remove_krel
 
     # Remove everything beneath the weak-updates directory
-    if [ -d "weak_modules" ]; then
+    if [ -d "$weak_modules" ]; then
         ( cd "$weak_modules" && doit rm -rf * )
     fi
 }