diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
index dd29bb323..f3e444d59 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/ArchiveDownloader.php
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ abstract class ArchiveDownloader extends FileDownloader
             $renameAsOne = false;
             if (!file_exists($path)) {
                 $renameAsOne = true;
-            }
-            if ($filesystem->isDirEmpty($path)) {
+            } elseif ($filesystem->isDirEmpty($path)) {
                 try {
                     if ($filesystem->removeDirectoryPhp($path)) {
                         $renameAsOne = true;