diff --git a/racket/src/mac/clean-fw.rkt b/racket/src/mac/clean-fw.rkt
index f6a8b44069..86eecd2b4c 100644
--- a/racket/src/mac/clean-fw.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/mac/clean-fw.rkt
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@
                                            #f))
                                    #f)
                                #f)))])
-        (clean-files (directory-list versions-dir))))))
+        (if (directory-exists? versions-dir)
+            (clean-files (directory-list versions-dir))
+            (void))))))