diff --git a/src/libstore/normalise.cc b/src/libstore/normalise.cc
index 8774783708..309c1777f7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/normalise.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/normalise.cc
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ void NormalisationGoal::terminateBuildHook()
     toHook.writeSide.close();
     fdLogFile.close();
     logPipe.readSide.close();
+    deleteTmpDir(true); /* get rid of the hook's temporary directory */
 }