diff --git a/leaf b/leaf
index c89e63e..0c2dc57 100755
--- a/leaf
+++ b/leaf
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ leaf_remove_package() {
     [ ! -L "${_link}" ] || rm -fv "${_link}"
   done
   cat "${TRACE_DIR}/${PKG_PREFIX}/${PKG_NAME}/DIRS" | while read -r _directory; do
-    if [[ -d _directory ]]; then
+    if [[ -d ${_directory} ]]; then
       rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty "${_directory}"
     fi
   done