diff --git a/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk/pkg-plist b/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk/pkg-plist
index 4ae4e3e25f02..d9e932590893 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk/pkg-plist
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gtk/types.so
 %%GNOME:%%libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/libglade.so
 libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/sgtk-types.la
 libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/sgtk-types.so
-@dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gnome
+%%GNOME:%%@dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gnome
 @dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gtk
 @dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk2/pkg-plist b/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk2/pkg-plist
index 4ae4e3e25f02..d9e932590893 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk2/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11-toolkits/rep-gtk2/pkg-plist
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gtk/types.so
 %%GNOME:%%libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/libglade.so
 libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/sgtk-types.la
 libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/sgtk-types.so
-@dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gnome
+%%GNOME:%%@dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gnome
 @dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui/gtk
 @dirrm libexec/rep/%%GNUHOST%%/gui