diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk
index 001e226055..59eefdbd45 100644
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ PKG_TOOLCHAIN="autotools"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-vmwarectrl-client \
                            --with-xorg-module-dir=${XORG_PATH_MODULES}"
+
+post_configure_target() {
+  libtool_remove_rpath libtool
+}