diff --git a/ccollect b/ccollect
index 41f23c5..c744e27 100755
--- a/ccollect
+++ b/ccollect
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ delete_from_file()
         fi
     done < "${file}"
     _techo "Removing $@ in ${trash}..."
-    empty_dir="empty-dir"
+    empty_dir=".empty-dir"
     mkdir "${empty_dir}" || _exit_err "Empty directory ${empty_dir} cannot be created."
     [ "${VVERBOSE}" ] && echo "Starting: rsync -a --delete ${empty_dir} ${trash}"
     # rsync needs ending slash for directory content