diff --git a/xmake/modules/target/action/install/main.lua b/xmake/modules/target/action/install/main.lua
index 6eecfaba45e..228cabd1ac7 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/target/action/install/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/target/action/install/main.lua
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ function _update_install_rpath(target, opt)
     local bindir = target:bindir()
     local targetfile = path.join(bindir, target:filename())
     if target:policy("install.rpath") then
-        rpath_utils.clean(targetfile, {plat = target:plat(), arch = target:arch()})
         local result, sources = target:get_from("rpathdirs", "*")
         if result and sources then
             for idx, rpathdirs in ipairs(result) do
@@ -169,6 +168,8 @@ function _update_install_rpath(target, opt)
                         local extra = extraconf[rpathdir]
                         if extra and extra.installonly then
                             rpath_utils.insert(targetfile, rpathdir, {plat = target:plat(), arch = target:arch()})
+                        else
+                            rpath_utils.remove(targetfile, rpathdir, {plat = target:plat(), arch = target:arch()})
                         end
                     end
                 end