diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
index 8905bec3a..7e4d27833 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ matrix.generic == true && 'generic' || 'specific' }}-${{ inputs.profile-data-path-archive }}
           path: ./zen.win64-pgo-stage-1.zip
 
-      - name: Remove symlinks from obj folder
+      - name: Remove unnecessary files from obj
         if: ${{ !inputs.generate-gpo }}
         run: |
           set -x
-          find engine/obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/ -type l -delete
-
+          find engine/obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name 'dist' -exec rm -rf {} +
+          
       - name: Upload dist object
         if: ${{ !inputs.generate-gpo }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4