diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b9e54393..31b4ea0c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+NEW IN WAF 1.7.11
+-----------------
+* Node.delete remove empty folders #1278
+
 NEW IN WAF 1.7.10
 -----------------
 * Enhancements in the LaTeX support #1248
diff --git a/waflib/Node.py b/waflib/Node.py
index e996b3c1..2b48f217 100644
--- a/waflib/Node.py
+++ b/waflib/Node.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Node(object):
 	def delete(self):
 		"""Delete the file/folders, and remove this node from the tree. It becomes invalid after that"""
 		try:
-			if getattr(self, 'children', None):
+			if hasattr(self, 'children'):
 				shutil.rmtree(self.abspath())
 			else:
 				os.unlink(self.abspath())