diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
index 49b347f8..69b99396 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
           pkgdown::deploy_to_branch(
             new_process = FALSE,
             ${SUBDIR_OPTION}
-            clean = TRUE
+            clean = FALSE
           )
           EOF
         env: