diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
index 4ca7e0622e..e0bdf02d1c 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
@@ -64,12 +64,18 @@ remove()
 	for f in ${pycompile_dirs}; do
 		echo "Removing byte-compiled python${pycompile_version} files in ${f}..."
 		find ${f} -type f -name \*.py[co] -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
+		if [ -d "${f}/__pycache__" ]; then
+			rm -rf "${f}/__pycache__" 2>&1 >/dev/null
+		fi
 	done
 	for f in ${pycompile_module}; do
 		echo "Removing byte-compiled python${pycompile_version} code for module ${f}..."
 		if [ -d usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} ]; then
 			find usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} \
 				-type f -name \*.py[co] -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
+			if [ -d "usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f}/__pycache__" ]; then
+				rm -rf "usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f}/__pycache__" 2>&1 >/dev/null
+			fi
 		else
 			rm -f usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f%.py}.py[co]
 		fi