diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/fftw/fftw_3.3.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/fftw/fftw_3.3.4.bb
index cbcd1b915c..a45321487e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/fftw/fftw_3.3.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/fftw/fftw_3.3.4.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-fortran --enable-shared --enable-threads"
 
 do_configure() {
     # configure fftw
+    rm -rf ${WORKDIR}/build-fftw
 	mkdir -p ${B}
     cd ${B}
     # full (re)configure
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ do_configure() {
     mv ${B} ${WORKDIR}/build-fftw
 
     # configure fftwl
+    rm -rf ${WORKDIR}/build-fftwl
 	mkdir -p ${B}
     cd ${B}
     # configure only
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ do_configure() {
     mv ${B} ${WORKDIR}/build-fftwl 
 
     # configure fftwf
+    rm -rf ${WORKDIR}/build-fftwf
 	mkdir -p ${B}
     cd ${B}
     # configure only