diff --git a/vsts.yml b/vsts.yml
index b19286d84013..ef7684051759 100644
--- a/vsts.yml
+++ b/vsts.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ steps:
   displayName: Skip build on older branch
   condition: ne(variables['ELECTRON_RELEASE'], '1')
 
+- bash: |
+    git clean -fdx
+  displayName: Clean unneeded git directories
+  timeoutInMinutes: 2
+  condition: eq(variables['ELECTRON_RELEASE'], '1')
+
 - bash: |
     echo 'Bootstrapping Electron for release build'
     script/bootstrap.py --target_arch=$TARGET_ARCH