1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 7e1c1c03ab..ea709e8c54 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
         self.native_sysroot = native_sysroot
         self.oe_builddir = oe_builddir
 
+        self.debug = options.debug
         self.outdir = options.outdir
         self.compressor = options.compressor
         self.bmap = options.bmap
@@ -274,8 +275,9 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
             if os.path.isfile(path):
                 shutil.move(path, os.path.join(self.outdir, fname))
 
-        # remove work directory
-        shutil.rmtree(self.workdir, ignore_errors=True)
+        # remove work directory when it is not in debugging mode
+        if not self.debug:
+            shutil.rmtree(self.workdir, ignore_errors=True)
 
 # Overhead of the MBR partitioning scheme (just one sector)
 MBR_OVERHEAD = 1