diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 8a2ec8ee990..0642ab6dc12 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ chroot
 
 clean [pkgname]
     Removes auto dependencies, cleans up <masterdir>/builddir and <masterdir>/destdir.
-    If <pkgname> argument is specified only the builddir for that package will be
-    cleaned up.
+    If <pkgname> argument is specified, package files from <destdir> and its
+    build directory in <masterdir>/buiddir are removed.
 
 configure <pkgname>
     Configure a package (fetch + extract + configure).
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
                     run_func do_clean
                 fi
             fi
+            remove_pkg $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
         fi
         ;;
     remove-autodeps)