diff --git a/src/Composer/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php b/src/Composer/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php
index 93f80285..8beeeb30 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Archiver/ArchiveManager.php
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public function archive(CompletePackageInterface $package, string $format, strin
         $filesystem->ensureDirectoryExists(dirname($target));
 
         if (!$this->overwriteFiles && file_exists($target)) {
+            if (!$package instanceof RootPackageInterface) {
+                $filesystem->removeDirectory($sourcePath);
+            }
+
             return $target;
         }