diff --git a/pmd/build.xml b/pmd/build.xml
index 2f97afd5f7..e6042885b7 100644
--- a/pmd/build.xml
+++ b/pmd/build.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 		<delete file="${dir.lib}/pmd-src-${version}.jar" />
 		<delete file="${dir.lib}/pmd-test-${version}.jar" />
 		<delete dir="${dir.api}" />
+		<delete dir="${dir.reports}" />
 		<mkdir dir="${dir.build}" />
 	</target>