diff --git a/gnu/packages/gps.scm b/gnu/packages/gps.scm
index 633cdbd5d9..d2f0becec0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gps.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gps.scm
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ (define-public gama
         (snippet
          '(begin
             (delete-file-recursively "lib/expat")
+            (for-each delete-file (find-files "doc/fig" "\\.pdf$"))
             #t))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments '(#:parallel-tests? #f)) ; race condition