diff --git a/internal/gps/strip_vendor.go b/internal/gps/strip_vendor.go
index 184a0d2d2e..8b4cb577c7 100644
--- a/internal/gps/strip_vendor.go
+++ b/internal/gps/strip_vendor.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package gps
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func stripVendor(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 
 		if info.IsDir() {
 			if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
-				return err
+				fmt.Printf("removing %s failed: %s, skipping. Please check manually\n", path, err)
 			}
 			return filepath.SkipDir
 		}
diff --git a/internal/gps/strip_vendor_windows.go b/internal/gps/strip_vendor_windows.go
index 7d6acc4a3c..883d156e30 100644
--- a/internal/gps/strip_vendor_windows.go
+++ b/internal/gps/strip_vendor_windows.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package gps
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func stripVendor(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 
 			case dir:
 				if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
-					return err
+					fmt.Printf("removing %s failed: %s, skipping. Please check manually\n", path, err)
 				}
 				return filepath.SkipDir
 			}