diff --git a/mingw-w64-qt5-static/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-qt5-static/PKGBUILD
index c5a0652104..a191ac5405 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-qt5-static/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-qt5-static/PKGBUILD
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ prepare() {
 
 build() {
   cd ${CARCH}
-  [ -f qtbase/.gitignore ] && touch qtbase/.gitignore
+  touch qtbase/.gitignore
   #BUILD_WIN=$(pwd -W)
   #echo "BUILD_WIN $BUILD_WIN"