diff --git a/rmdir-empty b/rmdir-empty
index a2db42d..9a9ad64 100755
--- a/rmdir-empty
+++ b/rmdir-empty
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # recursively delete empty directories
-find . -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir -v {} \;
+find . -depth \
+  -path "." -prune -or \
+  -type d -empty -exec rmdir -v {} \;