diff --git a/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.48.0.ebuild b/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.48.0.ebuild
index 19da77c7c399e..779372ba4e660 100644
--- a/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.48.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/rust/rust-1.48.0.ebuild
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ src_install() {
 	)
 
 	# bug #689562, #689160
-	rm -v "${D}/usr/lib/${PN}/${PV}/etc/bash_completion.d/cargo" || die
-	rmdir -v "${D}/usr/lib/${PN}/${PV}"/etc{/bash_completion.d,} || die
+	rm -v "${ED}/usr/lib/${PN}/${PV}/etc/bash_completion.d/cargo" || die
+	rmdir -v "${ED}/usr/lib/${PN}/${PV}"/etc{/bash_completion.d,} || die
 	dobashcomp build/tmp/dist/cargo-image/etc/bash_completion.d/cargo
 
 	local symlinks=(