diff --git a/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-2.6.0.ebuild b/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-2.6.0.ebuild
index 15acacacaad5b..741a54b7187c9 100644
--- a/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-2.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-2.6.0.ebuild
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ src_install() {
 	use doc && dodoc "${DISTDIR}"/${PN}-usermanual-${DOC_PV}.pdf
 
 	for lang in ${LANGS} ; do
-		use l10n_${lang} || rm -r "${ED}"/usr/share/locale/${lang/-/_}
+		if ! use l10n_${lang}; then
+			rm -r "${ED}"/usr/share/locale/${lang/-/_} || die
+		fi
 	done
 
 	if use pax_kernel && use opencl ; then
diff --git a/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-9999.ebuild b/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-9999.ebuild
index 60e7af7a7178a..dce04128d375c 100644
--- a/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/darktable/darktable-9999.ebuild
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ src_install() {
 	use doc && dodoc "${DISTDIR}"/${PN}-usermanual-${DOC_PV}.pdf
 
 	for lang in ${LANGS} ; do
-		use l10n_${lang} || rm -r "${ED}"/usr/share/locale/${lang/-/_}
+		if ! use l10n_${lang}; then
+			rm -r "${ED}"/usr/share/locale/${lang/-/_} || die
+		fi
 	done
 
 	if use pax_kernel && use opencl ; then