diff --git a/fs/operations.go b/fs/operations.go
index d8143178f..b957e2d7a 100644
--- a/fs/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations.go
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ func Delete(f Fs) error {
 		delete <- o
 	})
 	close(delete)
+	wg.Wait()
 	return err
 }