diff --git a/scripts/run_cmake.py b/scripts/run_cmake.py
index ace4845..0d19446 100755
--- a/scripts/run_cmake.py
+++ b/scripts/run_cmake.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def secure_delete(path: str):
         if not os.path.exists(name):
             return
         os.chmod(name, stat.S_IWRITE)
-        os.unlink(name)
+        secure_delete(name)
 
     shutil.rmtree(path, onerror=del_rw)