diff --git a/rootf-kernel/alpine-rootfs.sh b/rootf-kernel/alpine-rootfs.sh
index 92cb8c2..824ead5 100755
--- a/rootf-kernel/alpine-rootfs.sh
+++ b/rootf-kernel/alpine-rootfs.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sudo mount $DISK_FILE $DISK_ROOT
 wget -O ../out/alpine-minirootfs-3.19.0-x86_64.tar.gz https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/x86_64/alpine-minirootfs-3.19.0-x86_64.tar.gz
 
 sudo tar xvf ../out/alpine-minirootfs-3.19.0-x86_64.tar.gz --directory="$DISK_ROOT"
+rm ../out/alpine-minirootfs-3.19.0-x86_64.tar.gz
 
 sudo umount $DISK_ROOT
 rmdir $DISK_ROOT