diff --git a/x11-proto/xcb_proto/xcb_proto-1.6.recipe b/x11-proto/xcb_proto/xcb_proto-1.6.recipe
index 20b514c45..3127598b5 100644
--- a/x11-proto/xcb_proto/xcb_proto-1.6.recipe
+++ b/x11-proto/xcb_proto/xcb_proto-1.6.recipe
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 
 SOURCE_DIR="xcb-proto-$portVersion"
 
+GLOBAL_WRITABLE_FILES="
+	non-packaged/lib/python2.6/site-packages directory keep-old
+	"
+
 BUILD()
 {
 	libtoolize --force --copy --install