diff --git a/common/hooks/post-install/02-remove-libtool-archives.sh b/common/hooks/post-install/02-remove-libtool-archives.sh
index 099a18fddb..bffe02c090 100644
--- a/common/hooks/post-install/02-remove-libtool-archives.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/post-install/02-remove-libtool-archives.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This hook removes libtool archives (.la) unless $keep_libtool_archives is set.
 
 hook() {
-	if [ -z "$keep_libtool_archives" ]; then
+	if [ -z "$keep_libtool_archives" -a -d "${PKGDESTDIR}" ]; then
 		find ${PKGDESTDIR} -type f -name *.la -delete
 	fi
 }