diff --git a/ports/poco/portfile.cmake b/ports/poco/portfile.cmake
index 518106030..4e7995a49 100644
--- a/ports/poco/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/poco/portfile.cmake
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 #
-if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
+if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static OR VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
     file(REMOVE_RECURSE
         ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin
         ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin)