diff --git a/package/libffi/libffi.mk b/package/libffi/libffi.mk
index 8f0f72d932..3373c1712c 100644
--- a/package/libffi/libffi.mk
+++ b/package/libffi/libffi.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ define LIBFFI_MOVE_STAGING_HEADERS
 	mv $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libffi-$(LIBFFI_VERSION)/include/*.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
 	$(SED) '/^includedir.*/d' -e '/^Cflags:.*/d' \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libffi.pc
-	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libffi-*
+	rm -rf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libffi-*
 endef
 
 LIBFFI_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += LIBFFI_MOVE_STAGING_HEADERS