diff --git a/depends/packages/fontconfig.mk b/depends/packages/fontconfig.mk
index 0d5f94f380c..22b5022f06d 100644
--- a/depends/packages/fontconfig.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/fontconfig.mk
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ define $(package)_stage_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm lib/*.la
+  rm -rf var lib/*.la
 endef