diff --git a/packages/kbn-utils/package.json b/packages/kbn-utils/package.json
index a07be96f0d4d8..0859faa7ed0ad 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-utils/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "../../node_modules/.bin/tsc",
+    "build": "rm -rf target && ../../node_modules/.bin/tsc",
     "kbn:bootstrap": "yarn build",
     "kbn:watch": "yarn build --watch"
   },