diff --git a/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/prepare-for-job-change.md b/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/prepare-for-job-change.md
index ea7a55da34b8..c4a7807b16cf 100644
--- a/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/prepare-for-job-change.md
+++ b/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/prepare-for-job-change.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ contentType: how-tos
 1. Delete local copies of your work repositories from your computer by running the following command:
 
    ```shell
-   rm -rf WORK_DIRECTORY
+   rm -rf --one-file-system -- WORK_DIRECTORY
    ```
   
    Replace `WORK_DIRECTORY` with the path to your work repository.