diff --git a/srcpkgs/hddtemp/template b/srcpkgs/hddtemp/template
index a7bc0f149d8..96a0b2fb99c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hddtemp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hddtemp/template
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ checksum="
 
 pre_configure() {
 	patch -p1 -i ../hddtemp_${version/.b/-b}-53.diff
+	rm ../hddtemp_${version/.b/-b}-53.diff
 	sed -i 's|/etc/hddtemp.db|/usr/share/hddtemp/hddtemp.db|' doc/hddtemp.8
 }
 post_install() {