--- a/src/libtsduck/python/Makefile
+++ b/src/libtsduck/python/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 install: install-tools install-devel
 
 install-tools:
-	rm -rf $(SYSROOT)$(SYSPREFIX)/share/tsduck/python
 	install -d -m 755 $(SYSROOT)$(SYSPREFIX)/share/tsduck/python
 	install -m 644 tsduck.py ts.py $(SYSROOT)$(SYSPREFIX)/share/tsduck/python
 install-devel:
