diff --git a/developer_toolbox/build_retrodeck_locally.sh b/developer_toolbox/build_retrodeck_locally.sh
index c8a5da10..4d64b919 100755
--- a/developer_toolbox/build_retrodeck_locally.sh
+++ b/developer_toolbox/build_retrodeck_locally.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if [[ "$use_cache_input" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
     export use_cache="true"
 else
     export use_cache="false"
+    rm -f "placeholders.cache"
 fi
 
 git submodule update --init --recursive