diff --git a/package/osx/make_dmg.sh b/package/osx/make_dmg.sh
index 2cedd4ef4..6aadfad29 100755
--- a/package/osx/make_dmg.sh
+++ b/package/osx/make_dmg.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if [[ -d "${appfolder}" ]]; then
     rm -rf ${appfolder}
 fi
 
-if [[ -d "${dmgfile}" ]]; then
+if [[ -e "${dmgfile}" ]]; then
     echo "Deleting old dmg ${dmgfile}."
     rm -rf ${dmgfile}
 fi