diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/clean.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/clean.ts
index a9c27a7d2..17a283de1 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/clean.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/clean.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function clean(config?: string | InlineConfig) {
   const tempDirs = [
     'node_modules/.vite',
     'node_modules/.cache',
-    '**/.wxt',
+    '{,**/}.wxt',
     `${path.relative(root, wxt.config.outBaseDir)}/*`,
   ];
   wxt.logger.debug(