diff --git a/libpkgconf/pkg.c b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
index 03b984a..d49cbe8 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/pkg.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ pkg_get_parent_dir(pkgconf_pkg_t *pkg)
 void
 pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	if (client->dir_list.head != NULL || client->dir_list.tail != NULL)
-		return;
-
 	pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_PATH", NULL, &client->dir_list, true);
 
 	if (!(flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY))