diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b9d794cd..6eed4fcd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ checksum = "e51733f11c9c4f72aa0c160008246859e340b00807569a0da0e7a1079b27ba85"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "v8"
-version = "0.97.0"
+version = "0.97.1"
 dependencies = [
  "align-data",
  "bindgen",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 67b0a0b8..260b9aa6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "v8"
-version = "0.97.0"
+version = "0.97.1"
 description = "Rust bindings to V8"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["the Deno authors"]
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 212aa5f5..85565690 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ fn maybe_symlink_root_dir(dirs: &mut Dirs) {
   // different drive than the output. If this is the case we'll create a
   // symlink called "gn_root' in the out directory, next to 'gn_out', so it
   // appears as if they're both on the same drive.
-  use std::fs::remove_dir;
+  use std::fs::remove_dir_all;
   use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_dir;
 
   let get_prefix = |p: &Path| {
@@ -846,9 +846,9 @@ fn maybe_symlink_root_dir(dirs: &mut Dirs) {
     loop {
       match symlink.canonicalize() {
         Ok(existing) if existing == target => break,
-        Ok(_) => remove_dir(symlink).expect("remove_dir failed"),
+        Ok(_) => remove_dir_all(symlink).expect("remove_dir_all failed"),
         Err(_) => {
-          let _ = remove_dir(symlink);
+          let _ = remove_dir_all(symlink);
           break symlink_dir(target, symlink).expect("symlink_dir failed");
         }
       }