diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c582e5d78..4f6269faa3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ endif
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/info $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/info
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/doc $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/doc
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/gtk-doc
-	-rmdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share 2>/dev/null
+	rmdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share 2>/dev/null || true
 	$(STRIP_FIND_CMD) | xargs -0 $(STRIPCMD) 2>/dev/null || true
 
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