diff --git a/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh b/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh
index 2ecc7c4..c2550ff 100644
--- a/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh
+++ b/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ for dir in /home/*; do
 				--exclude "$dir/snap" \
 				f - "$dir/"* \
 				| aws s3 cp - "s3://$s3bucket" \
-				--recursive \
 				--only-show-errors \
 				--storage-class STANDARD_IA
 		else