diff --git a/src/pm b/src/pm
index 63bdeb7..2645cd9 100755
--- a/src/pm
+++ b/src/pm
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ buildpkg() {
             printf "$BBLUE**$BWHITE $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel.pkg.gz already exists please use -r to rebuild [$YELLOW WARNING $BWHITE]\n$RESET"
             exit 0
         else
-            [ -d pkg ] && rm -r pkg
-            [ -d src ] && rm -r src
+            [ -d pkg ] && rm -rf pkg
+            [ -d src ] && rm -rf src
             [ -f $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel.pkg.gz ] \
-                && rm -r $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel.pkg.gz
+                && rm -rf $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel.pkg.gz
         fi
     fi
     [ ! -d src ] && mkdir -p src
@@ -431,8 +431,12 @@ buildpkg() {
         echo "no package"
     fi
     printf "$BBLUE**$BWHITE Stripping unneded symbols\n$RESET"
+    STRIP=$(which strip)
+    if [ -n "$CROSS_COMPILE" ]; then
+        STRIP=$CROSS_COMPILE-strip
+    fi
     for execfile in $(find $pkgdir -executable -type f); do
-        strip $execfile
+        $STRIP $execfile
     done
     printf "$BBLUE**$BWHITE Strip unneded symbols [$BGREEN SUCCESS $BWHITE]\n$RESET"
     cd $pkgdir