diff --git a/include/release.sh b/include/release.sh
index 66b6d31..df7087e 100644
--- a/include/release.sh
+++ b/include/release.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ prep_release_src()
 
 nuke()
 {
-	r="${1#config/}"; r="$relsrc/src/${r%/*}"; [ -d "$r" ] && x_ cd "$r" \
-	    && dx_ "eval [ -L \"\$fx\" ] || x_ rm -Rf" "$relsrc/$1"; :
+	r="$relsrc/src/${1#config/}"; [ -d "${r%/*}" ] && x_ cd "${r%/*}" && \
+	    dx_ "eval [ -L \"\$fx\" ] || x_ rm -Rf" "$relsrc/$1"; :
 }
 
 prep_release_tarball()