diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a9ce0906c..64cfbc1bf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-12-03  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* builds/unix/install.mk (install): Remove stale `ft2build.h'.
+
 2015-12-01  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	[type1] Avoid dangling pointer (#46572).
diff --git a/builds/unix/install.mk b/builds/unix/install.mk
index c7a20a35e..fbe2d8124 100644
--- a/builds/unix/install.mk
+++ b/builds/unix/install.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@
 # installing new files to avoid interferences with files installed by
 # previous FreeType versions (which use slightly different locations).
 #
+# We also remove `$(includedir)/ft2build.h' for the same reason.
+#
 install: $(PROJECT_LIBRARY)
 	-$(DELDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/freetype2
+	-$(DELETE) $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/ft2build.h
 	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)                               \
                          $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig                     \
                          $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/freetype2/freetype/config \