diff --git a/util/tracer_nvbit/run_hw_trace.py b/util/tracer_nvbit/run_hw_trace.py
index 07d22c41aa..013a89f832 100755
--- a/util/tracer_nvbit/run_hw_trace.py
+++ b/util/tracer_nvbit/run_hw_trace.py
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
             + this_trace_folder
             + "/*.trace ; rm -f "
             + this_trace_folder
+            + "/*.trace.xz ; rm -f "
+            + this_trace_folder
             + "/kernelslist "
         )