diff --git a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
index 627db8aa..34fb963c 100644
--- a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
+++ b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ for p in $local_cvs_proj; do
 	[ -L $p ] && continue
 	[ -d $p ] || continue
 	echo $remote_cvs_proj | grep -q "\(^\| \)$p\($\| \)" && continue
-	n=old/cvs/$date/$p
+	n=purged/cvs/$date/$p
 	mkdir -p `dirname $n`
 	echo moving stale cvs project $p to $n
 	mv $p $n