diff --git a/package/qwt/qwt.mk b/package/qwt/qwt.mk
index f344ca4e3a..9f0b78655f 100644
--- a/package/qwt/qwt.mk
+++ b/package/qwt/qwt.mk
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ endef
 
 define QWT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install INSTALL_ROOT=$(TARGET_DIR)
+	rm -Rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/mkspecs
 endef
 
 $(eval $(qmake-package))