diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/quaternion/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/quaternion/default.nix
index 689d47244cb..781a4a18b9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/quaternion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/quaternion/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/quaternion.desktop \
       --replace 'Exec=quaternion' "Exec=$out/bin/quaternion"
+
+    rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {