diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 1720e647..00beb76e 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -2467,6 +2467,9 @@ array_build() {
 	# Build an array of the indicies of the source array.
 	eval "keys=(\"\${!$2[@]}\")"
 
+	# Clear the destination array
+	eval "$dest=()"
+
 	# Read values indirectly via their index. This approach gives us support
 	# for associative arrays, sparse arrays, and empty strings as elements.
 	for i in "${keys[@]}"; do