diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
index e58a833cce..734b02cf02 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/builddep_funcs.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ install_pkglist_from_repos()
 		cat $tmplogf && rm -f $tmplogf
 		msg_error "Please see above for the real error, exiting...\n"
 	fi
+	rm -f $tmplogf
 
 	return $rval
 }