diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
index f5ee1551971..3fc55176f12 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ remove_tmpl_wrksrc()
 {
 	local lwrksrc="$1"
 
-	if [ -z "$lwrksrc" -o ! -d "$lwrksrc" ]; then
-		return 1
+	if [ ! -d "$lwrksrc" ]; then
+		return 0
 	fi
 
 	msg_normal "Cleaning '${sourcepkg}' build directory...\n"