diff --git a/packages/lang/Python2/package.mk b/packages/lang/Python2/package.mk
index dd5c3f557d..632cba5aaa 100644
--- a/packages/lang/Python2/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/Python2/package.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ makeinstall_host() {
        install
 }
 
+post_makeinstall_host() {
+  rm -fr $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/build/temp.*
+}
+
 pre_configure_target() {
   export PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python
 }
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
+  rm -fr $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/build/temp.*
+
   for dir in bsddb idlelib lib-tk lib2to3 msilib pydoc_data test unittest; do
     rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/lib/python*/$dir
   done
diff --git a/packages/lang/Python3/package.mk b/packages/lang/Python3/package.mk
index a7ce5d7e70..c340c0dfa7 100644
--- a/packages/lang/Python3/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/Python3/package.mk
@@ -114,10 +114,14 @@ post_makeinstall_host() {
   rm -f $TOOLCHAIN/bin/pyvenv
   rm -f $TOOLCHAIN/bin/pydoc*
 
+  rm -fr $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/build/temp.*
+
   cp $PKG_BUILD/Tools/scripts/reindent.py $TOOLCHAIN/lib/$PKG_PYTHON_VERSION
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
+  rm -fr $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/build/temp.*
+
   PKG_INSTALL_PATH_LIB=$INSTALL/usr/lib/$PKG_PYTHON_VERSION
 
   for dir in config compiler sysconfigdata lib-dynload/sysconfigdata lib2to3 test; do