diff --git a/git/PKGBUILD b/git/PKGBUILD
index d24ed875..72f3a309 100644
--- a/git/PKGBUILD
+++ b/git/PKGBUILD
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ md5sums=('8101cd7497ee64d1ed07d12541826a30'
 prepare() {
   cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
 
+  rm -f compat/win32/git.manifest compat/win32/resource.rc
   patch -p2 -i ${srcdir}/1.7.9-cygwin.patch
   patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/git-1.9.0-manifest-msys2.patch
   patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/git-1.8.4-msys2.patch