diff --git a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
index f4165d97685f1e6966a3cfd20162155c5399392f..2f437a7d6633b7e552abe32c7b48a33e6c1e3698 100755
--- a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
+++ b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
@@ -1024,6 +1024,9 @@ function generate_api_spec() {
         ${PADDLE_ROOT}/paddle/fluid/op_use_default_grad_maker_${spec_kind}.spec
 
     deactivate
+
+    cd ${PADDLE_ROOT}/build
+    rm -rf ${PADDLE_ROOT}/build/.check_api_workspace
 }
 
 function check_approvals_of_unittest() {