diff --git a/scripts/run_cmake.py b/scripts/run_cmake.py
index 61bd5fb..5ca36cc 100755
--- a/scripts/run_cmake.py
+++ b/scripts/run_cmake.py
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@ def secure_delete(path: str):
         
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(name, topdown=False):
             for name in files:
-                p = Path (os.path.join(root, name))
+                p = Path(os.path.join(root, name))
                 p.chmod(stat.S_IWRITE)
-        
-        shutil.rmtree(name)
+        if os.path.isdir(name):
+            shutil.rmtree(name)
+        else:
+            os.unlink(name)
 
     shutil.rmtree(path, onerror=del_rw)