diff --git a/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb b/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb
index b46d5af4..1c6252a9 100644
--- a/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 
 do_install_append() {
 	oe_runmake modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${D}
+	rm -r ${D}/${localstatedir}/run
 }