diff --git a/lib/jekyll/commands/clean.rb b/lib/jekyll/commands/clean.rb
index 1c3e40bf..1ef65db2 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/commands/clean.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/commands/clean.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Jekyll
           options = configuration_from_options(options)
           destination = options["destination"]
           metadata_file = File.join(options["source"], ".jekyll-metadata")
-          sass_cache = File.join(options["source"], ".sass-cache")
+          sass_cache = ".sass-cache"
 
           remove(destination, :checker_func => :directory?)
           remove(metadata_file, :checker_func => :file?)