diff --git a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
index 4e7fb7af5b9cf3..aec7ac9f136910 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
+++ b/lang/python/python-package-install.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ while IFS='|' read -r cmd path file_mode dir_mode; do
 		rm -fR -- "$dest"/$path
 		;;
 
+	-\?)
+		log "Optionally removing: \"$path\""
+
+		if ! path_exists "$dest" "$path"; then
+			log "\"$dest/$path\" not found"
+		else
+			rm -fR -- "$dest"/$path
+		fi
+		;;
+
 	=)
 		log "Setting recursive permissions \"${file_mode:-(none)}\"/\"${dir_mode:-(none)}\" on \"$path\""
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python3-package.mk b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
index 0f45bdc3cc5a94..f6feba89429be2 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ endef
 
 define Py3Package/filespec/Default
 +|$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
+-?|$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/*.dist-info
 endef
 
 # $(1) => package name