diff --git a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
index d0696203..750c1b6b 100644
--- a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
+++ b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ for p in $local_cvs_proj; do
 	if ! make -C $p distclean; then echo "distclean failed, ignoring"; fi
 	if ! make -C $p clean; then echo "clean failed, ignoring"; fi
 	mv $p $n
+	sed -i "/\/$p\// d" CVS/Entries
 	purged="$purged $p"
 done