diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
index 6988425ecbaeb5..b8eade61cf9bea 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function _rmdirSync(path, options, originalErr) {
 
       for (let i = 1; i <= tries; i++) {
         try {
-          return rmdirSync(path, { ...options, recursive: false });
+          return rmdirSync(path);
         } catch (err) {
           // Only sleep if this is not the last try, and the delay is greater
           // than zero, and an error was encountered that warrants a retry.