diff --git a/metadata/com.anysoftkeyboard.languagepack.german.txt b/metadata/com.anysoftkeyboard.languagepack.german.txt
index 43a2b50547..c37a2f0d27 100644
--- a/metadata/com.anysoftkeyboard.languagepack.german.txt
+++ b/metadata/com.anysoftkeyboard.languagepack.german.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ Repo:https://github.com/AnySoftKeyboard/LanguagePack.git
 
 Build:v2.0.1,100
     commit=2.0.1
+    init=mkdir -p src/main/res/raw && \
+        touch src/main/res/raw/words_1.dict
     gradle=yes
     forceversion=yes
-    rm=src/main/res/raw/words_*.dict
     preassemble=:makeDictionary
 
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