diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/pkg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/pkg.rb
index 2fb634f248..39252b48a5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/pkg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/pkg.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module Hbc
       _deepest_path_first(pkgutil_bom_dirs).each do |dir|
         next unless dir.exist? && !MacOS.undeletable?(dir)
         _with_full_permissions(dir) do
+          _delete_broken_file_dir(dir) && next
           _clean_broken_symlinks(dir)
           _clean_ds_store(dir)
           _rmdir(dir)
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@ module Hbc
       end
     end
 
+    # Some pkgs incorrectly report files (generally nibs)
+    # as directories; we remove these as files instead.
+    def _delete_broken_file_dir(path)
+      return unless path.file? && !path.symlink?
+      @command.run!("/bin/rm", args: ["-f", "--", path], sudo: true)
+    end
+
     # Some pkgs leave broken symlinks hanging around; we clean them out before
     # attempting to rmdir to prevent extra cruft from lying around after
     # uninstall
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/test/cask/pkg_test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/test/cask/pkg_test.rb
index 85a42356e2..ac43f9e633 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/test/cask/pkg_test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/test/cask/pkg_test.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ describe Hbc::Pkg do
     it "removes files and dirs referenced by the pkg" do
       pkg = Hbc::Pkg.new("my.fake.pkg", Hbc::NeverSudoSystemCommand)
 
-      some_files = Array.new(3) { Pathname(Tempfile.new("testfile").path) }
+      some_files = Array.new(3) { Pathname.new(Tempfile.new("testfile").path) }
       pkg.stubs(:pkgutil_bom_files).returns some_files
 
-      some_specials = Array.new(3) { Pathname(Tempfile.new("testfile").path) }
+      some_specials = Array.new(3) { Pathname.new(Tempfile.new("testfile").path) }
       pkg.stubs(:pkgutil_bom_specials).returns some_specials
 
-      some_dirs = Array.new(3) { Pathname(Dir.mktmpdir) }
+      some_dirs = Array.new(3) { Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir) }
       pkg.stubs(:pkgutil_bom_dirs).returns some_dirs
 
       pkg.stubs(:forget)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe Hbc::Pkg do
     it "cleans broken symlinks, but leaves AOK symlinks" do
       pkg = Hbc::Pkg.new("my.fake.pkg", Hbc::NeverSudoSystemCommand)
 
-      fake_dir  = Pathname(Dir.mktmpdir)
+      fake_dir  = Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir)
       fake_file = fake_dir.join("ima_file").tap { |path| FileUtils.touch(path) }
 
       intact_symlink = fake_dir.join("intact_symlink").tap { |path| path.make_symlink(fake_file) }
@@ -68,10 +68,27 @@ describe Hbc::Pkg do
       fake_dir.must_be :exist?
     end
 
+    it "cleans files incorrectly reported as directories" do
+      pkg = Hbc::Pkg.new("my.fake.pkg", Hbc::NeverSudoSystemCommand)
+
+      fake_dir  = Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir)
+      fake_file = fake_dir.join("ima_file_pretending_to_be_a_dir").tap { |path| FileUtils.touch(path) }
+
+      pkg.stubs(:pkgutil_bom_specials).returns([])
+      pkg.stubs(:pkgutil_bom_files).returns([])
+      pkg.stubs(:pkgutil_bom_dirs).returns([fake_file, fake_dir])
+      pkg.stubs(:forget)
+
+      pkg.uninstall
+
+      fake_file.wont_be :exist?
+      fake_dir.wont_be :exist?
+    end
+
     it "snags permissions on ornery dirs, but returns them afterwords" do
       pkg = Hbc::Pkg.new("my.fake.pkg", Hbc::NeverSudoSystemCommand)
 
-      fake_dir = Pathname(Dir.mktmpdir)
+      fake_dir = Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir)
 
       fake_file = fake_dir.join("ima_installed_file").tap { |path| FileUtils.touch(path) }