Deleting non-empty directories in netrw in Vim 8+

When using `D` on top of a non-empty directory in netrw I get an error: `**error** (netrw) unable to delete directory {path}`. `D` works as expected on an empty directory.

I've tried setting `let g:netrw_localrmdir='rm -rf'` (https://gist.github.com/KevinSjoberg/5068370) with the same result. Looking at the man page for `:help netrw_localrmdir` it says "This variable is only used if your vim is earlier than 7.4"

How can I use `D` to delete non-empty directories in Vim 8+?

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