diff --git a/cmake/packages/deb.cmake b/cmake/packages/deb.cmake
index d91438185b..c04b4676cc 100644
--- a/cmake/packages/deb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/packages/deb.cmake
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ add_custom_target(remove_packages
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${ARANGODB_CLIENT_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.deb
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.deb
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${ARANGODB_DBG_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.deb
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/strip/*
   COMMENT Removing local target packages
   )
 
diff --git a/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake b/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake
index 941df5e442..6ab79e0a63 100644
--- a/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/packages/rpm.cmake
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ add_custom_target(remove_packages
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.rpm
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${CPACK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.rpm
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${CPACK_DBG_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.rpm
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/strip/*
   )
 
+
+
 list(APPEND CLEAN_PACKAGES_LIST remove_packages)