diff --git a/manifests/server/config.pp b/manifests/server/config.pp
index d45ccf4d1..be2521258 100644
--- a/manifests/server/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/config.pp
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
       if $includedir == undef or $includedir == '' or
       ($configparentdir != $includedir and $configparentdir != dirname($includedir)) {
         file { $configparentdir:
-          ensure => directory,
-          mode   => '0755',
+          ensure  => directory,
+          mode    => '0755',
+          recurse => $mysql::server::purge_conf_dir,
+          purge   => $mysql::server::purge_conf_dir,
         }
       }
     }