diff --git a/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php b/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php
index d04faf5c..477a5c26 100644
--- a/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php
+++ b/src/Actions/RemoveStorageSymlinksAction.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class RemoveStorageSymlinksAction
 
         // Remove the directories CreateStorageSymlinksAction created for the symlink
         // until a non-empty one is reached.
-        while (str_starts_with(rtrim($directory, '/\\'), rtrim($publicRoot, '/\\') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) && $files->isEmptyDirectory($directory)) {
+        while (str_starts_with($directory, rtrim($publicRoot, '/\\') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) && $files->isEmptyDirectory($directory)) {
             if (! @rmdir($directory)) {
                 // Stop the loop if the directory couldn't be removed
                 break;