diff --git a/devel/py-cxx/pkg-plist b/devel/py-cxx/pkg-plist
index 462e86fa5bfd..4ad7ad8f7b41 100644
--- a/devel/py-cxx/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/py-cxx/pkg-plist
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ share/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/CXX/cxx_extensions.cxx
 share/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/CXX/cxxextensions.c
 share/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/CXX/cxxsupport.cxx
 @dirrm share/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/CXX
+@dirrmtry share/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%