diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 574749ef0..4dede3a8b 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 func (dir *Dir) removeFolder(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("remove directory entry: %v", req)
-	err := filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, true, false, false, false, []int32{dir.wfs.signature})
+	ignoreRecursiveErr := true // ignore recursion error since the OS should manage it
+	err := filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, true, false, ignoreRecursiveErr, false, []int32{dir.wfs.signature})
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("remove %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, err)
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "non-empty") {