diff --git a/make/target-libs.mk b/make/target-libs.mk
index f13f5f5f..8fd15024 100644
--- a/make/target-libs.mk
+++ b/make/target-libs.mk
@@ -919,7 +919,8 @@ pugixml: $(DL_DIR)/$(PUGIXML_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 		$(CMAKE); \
 		$(MAKE); \
 		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)
-	rm -rf $(TARGET_libdir)/cmake
+	-rm -r $(TARGET_libdir)/cmake
+	$(REWRITE_PKGCONF_PC)
 	$(REMOVE)/$(PUGIXML_DIR)
 	$(TOUCH)