diff --git a/sddmauthhelper.cpp b/sddmauthhelper.cpp
--- a/sddmauthhelper.cpp
+++ b/sddmauthhelper.cpp
@@ -169,9 +169,11 @@
         return ActionReply::HelperErrorReply();
     }
 
+    QDir sddmCacheLocation(sddmHomeDirPath + QStringLiteral("/.cache"));
     QDir sddmConfigLocation(sddmHomeDirPath + QStringLiteral("/.config"));
     QDir fontconfigDir(args[QStringLiteral("sddmUserConfig")].toString() + QStringLiteral("/fontconfig"));
 
+    sddmCacheLocation.removeRecursively();
     fontconfigDir.removeRecursively();
     QFile::remove(sddmConfigLocation.path() + QStringLiteral("/kdeglobals"));
     QFile::remove(sddmConfigLocation.path() + QStringLiteral("/plasmarc"));