diff --git a/www-apps/misskey/misskey-12.110.1-r5.ebuild b/www-apps/misskey/misskey-12.110.1-r5.ebuild
index 9335e6e..985e747 100644
--- a/www-apps/misskey/misskey-12.110.1-r5.ebuild
+++ b/www-apps/misskey/misskey-12.110.1-r5.ebuild
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	rm -rf npm-cache || die "Deleting cache failed"
-
 	insinto opt/misskey/misskey
 	insopts -o misskey -g misskey
 	if use source; then
+		rm -rf npm-cache || die "Deleting cache failed"
 		doins -r .
 	else
 		doins -r package.json .node-version .config built packages