diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-casper/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-casper/template
index 9a91b4f426b..e02fd63585c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-casper/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-casper/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ long_desc="
 
 noextract=yes
 noarch=yes
-keep_empty_dirs=yes
 conf_files="/etc/casper.conf"
 
 Add_dependency full udev ">=174" # no path_id anymore