diff --git a/lang/ruby31/Makefile b/lang/ruby31/Makefile
index fa350ff2e52ab..0bf41f00efa0d 100644
--- a/lang/ruby31/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby31/Makefile
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ post-install:
 .endif
 
 post-install-CAPIDOCS-on:
-	${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/doc/ruby${RUBY_SUFFIX}/capi/.timestamp
+	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/doc/capi/.timestamp ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/doc/ruby${RUBY_SUFFIX}/capi/.timestamp
 	cd ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX} && ${FIND} share/doc/ruby${RUBY_SUFFIX}/capi/ -type f >> ${TMPPLIST}
 
 post-install-DEBUG-off:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ post-install-DOCS-on:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/ext/${FILE} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${RUBY_DOCDIR}/${FILE:C|^([^/]+)/.*|\1|}/
 .endfor
-	@(cd ${WRKSRC}/doc/ && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} \* ${STAGEDIR}${RUBY_DOCDIR}/ "! -name .timestamp")
+	@(cd ${WRKSRC}/doc/ && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} \* ${STAGEDIR}${RUBY_DOCDIR}/)
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/COPYING*	\
 			${WRKSRC}/ChangeLog	\
 			${WRKSRC}/LEGAL		\