diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/template b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
index 0c620f5cdd..22fdafcba6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wicd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ do_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/lib/wicd
 	vcopy "build/lib/wicd/*.py" usr/lib/wicd
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/wicd/*.py
+
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/lib
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/logrotate.d
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pm-utils