diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index 124be5ab5b0..6684c1c0e43 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ _EOF
     else
         rm -f $XBPS_MASTERDIR/etc/xbps/repo.d/00-alternative.conf
     fi
+
+    if [ -d $XBPS_MASTERDIR/tmp ]; then
+        rm -rf $XBPS_MASTERDIR/tmp
+        mkdir -p $XBPS_MASTERDIR/tmp
+    fi
 }
 
 chroot_prepare() {