diff --git a/packages/python2/build.sh b/packages/python2/build.sh
index b1511abff..d8603d22a 100644
--- a/packages/python2/build.sh
+++ b/packages/python2/build.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ termux_step_create_debscripts () {
 	echo 'if [ $1 != "remove" ]; then exit 0; fi' >> prerm
 	# Uninstall everything installed through pip:
 	echo "pip2 freeze 2> /dev/null | xargs pip2 uninstall -y > /dev/null 2> /dev/null" >> prerm
-	# Cleanup __pycache__ folders
-	echo "find $TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${_MAJOR_VERSION} -depth -name __pycache__ -exec rm -rf {} \;" >> prerm
+	# Cleanup *.pyc files
+	echo "find $TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${_MAJOR_VERSION} -depth -name *.pyc -exec rm -rf {} \;" >> prerm
 	# Remove contents of site-packages/ folder:
 	echo "rm -Rf $TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/python${_MAJOR_VERSION}/site-packages/*" >> prerm
 	# Remove pip and easy_install installed by ensurepip in postinst: