diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template b/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template
index f5b41e207a6..ffbbabd3075 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ pre_install() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-	rm $DESTDIR/usr/include
+	rm -r $DESTDIR/usr/include
 }