diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
index 8c8d85f1..75d8a8f7 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         mv -f * ..
         cd ..
         rmdir $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\libinstpatch-$(platform)\
+        DEL /F C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\pkg-config.bat
       displayName: 'Prerequisites'
     - script: |
         @ECHO ON
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
         REM need to fix the naming of libsndfile otherwise the linker won't find it
         mv lib\libsndfile-1.lib lib\sndfile.lib || exit -1
         mv lib\libsndfile-1.def lib\sndfile.def || exit -1
+        DEL /F C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\pkg-config.bat
       displayName: 'Prerequisites'
     - script: |
         @ECHO ON
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ jobs:
         mv lib\libsndfile-1.def lib\sndfile.def || exit -1
         cd mingw*\ && cp -rf * .. && cd .. && rm -rf mingw* || exit -1
         cd $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\libinstpatch-$(platform) && cp -rf * d:\deps\ && mv -f * .. && cd .. &&  rmdir $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\libinstpatch-$(platform)\ || exit -1
+        DEL /F C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\pkg-config.bat
       displayName: 'Prerequisites'
     - script: |
         @ECHO ON