diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinst-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinst-helper.sh.in
index cb2abdb3c49..66bc9dbdda8 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinst-helper.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinst-helper.sh.in
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ install_src_phase()
 	fi
 	# Remove empty directories by default.
 	if [ -z "$keep_empty_dirs" ]; then
-		find ${DESTDIR} -depth -type d -empty -delete
+		find ${DESTDIR} -depth -type d -exec rmdir 2>/dev/null {} \;
 	fi
 	# Strip bins/libs.
 	if [ -z "$noarch" ]; then