diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_step_create_pacman_package.sh b/scripts/build/termux_step_create_pacman_package.sh
index 5df309c3c1..e67a8c21ea 100644
--- a/scripts/build/termux_step_create_pacman_package.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_step_create_pacman_package.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 termux_step_create_pacman_package() {
+	if [ "$TERMUX_PKG_METAPACKAGE" = "true" ]; then
+		# Metapackage doesn't have data inside.
+		rm -rf data
+	fi
+
 	local TERMUX_PKG_INSTALLSIZE
 	TERMUX_PKG_INSTALLSIZE=$(du -bs . | cut -f 1)