diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.SemanticConventions/scripts/generate.ps1 b/src/OpenTelemetry.SemanticConventions/scripts/generate.ps1
index 14a5ccd528..3208b8f644 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.SemanticConventions/scripts/generate.ps1
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.SemanticConventions/scripts/generate.ps1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $GENERATOR_VERSION = "v0.9.2"
 
 Set-Location $SCRIPT_DIR
 
-Remove-Item -r -fo semantic-conventions
+Remove-Item -r -fo -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue semantic-conventions
 mkdir semantic-conventions
 Set-Location semantic-conventions