diff --git a/scripts/run_cmake.py b/scripts/run_cmake.py
index 3199a74..c09e4c5 100755
--- a/scripts/run_cmake.py
+++ b/scripts/run_cmake.py
@@ -121,11 +121,7 @@ def run_cmake(projects: str, repo_path: str, config_file_path: str = None, *, dr
 
     build_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(repo_path, 'build'))
     if not dryrun:
-        if os.path.exists(build_dir):
-            shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
-            while os.path.exists(build_dir):
-                print('Waiting for folder to really be deleted...')
-                time.sleep(1)
+        secure_delete(build_dir)
         os.makedirs(build_dir)
 
     env = _create_env(config)
@@ -147,6 +143,25 @@ def run_cmake(projects: str, repo_path: str, config_file_path: str = None, *, dr
         _link_compile_commands(config, repo_path, build_dir)
 
 
+def secure_delete(path: str):
+    """Try do delete a local folder.
+
+    Deleting folders on Windows can be tricky and frequently fails.
+    In most cases this can be recovered by waiting some time and then trying again.
+    """
+    error_limit = 5
+    while error_limit > 0:
+        error_limit -= 1
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            return
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(path)
+        except PermissionError:
+            pass
+        time.sleep(3)
+    raise IOError('Could not delete build folder after several tries: {}'.format(path))
+
+
 def _link_compile_commands(config: Configuration, repo_path: str, build_dir: str):
     """Link compile_commands.json from build to root dir"""
     if config.operating_system != OperatingSystem.Linux: