diff --git a/cmd/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/provisioner.go b/cmd/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/provisioner.go
index 29a61063..e124757d 100644
--- a/cmd/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/provisioner.go
+++ b/cmd/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/provisioner.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (p *nfsProvisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, options controller.Provi
 func (p *nfsProvisioner) Delete(ctx context.Context, volume *v1.PersistentVolume) error {
 	path := volume.Spec.PersistentVolumeSource.NFS.Path
 	basePath := filepath.Base(path)
-	oldPath := filepath.Join(mountPath, basePath)
+	oldPath := strings.Replace(path, p.path, mountPath, 1)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(oldPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		glog.Warningf("path %s does not exist, deletion skipped", oldPath)