diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template b/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template
index 56a35b43a7f..3ad71d573a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk+3/template
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {
+	rm -f ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/pkg-config
 	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
 }
 post_install() {