diff --git a/salt/cloud/utils/__init__.py b/salt/cloud/utils/__init__.py
index f8d7873a64..7b717ec5a0 100644
--- a/salt/cloud/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/cloud/utils/__init__.py
@@ -460,8 +460,13 @@ def deploy_windows(host, port=445, timeout=900, username='Administrator',
         win_cmd('winexe {0} "c:\\salttemp\\{1} /S /master={2} /minion-name={3}"'.format(
             creds, installer, master, name
         ))
-        # Shell out to smbclient to deltree C:\salttmp\
+        # Shell out to smbclient to delete C:\salttmp\ and installer file
         ## Unless keep_tmp is True
+        if not keep_tmp:
+            win_cmd('smbclient {0}/c$ -c "del salttemp\\{1}; prompt; exit;"'.format(
+                creds,
+                installer,
+            ))
         if not keep_tmp:
             win_cmd('smbclient {0}/c$ -c "rmdir salttemp; prompt; exit;"'.format(
                 creds,