diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
index 4e8f10c1c4..12e7d77d8d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ do_install () {
 	rm -f ${D}${libdir}/libiberty*
 	rm -f ${D}${libdir}/libopcodes*
 	rm -f ${D}${includedir}/*.h
-	
+	rm -f ${D}${sysconfdir}/gprofng.rc
+	rmdir ${D}${sysconfdir} || :
+
 	cross_canadian_bindirlinks
 }
 
-FILES:${PN} += "${sysconfdir}/gprofng.rc"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = ""