diff --git a/checkpkg.in b/checkpkg.in
index 335174c..e3d2c16 100644
--- a/checkpkg.in
+++ b/checkpkg.in
@@ -22,6 +22,48 @@ elif [[ -r "$HOME/.makepkg.conf" ]]; then
 	source "$HOME/.makepkg.conf"
 fi
 
+usage() {
+    cat <<- _EOF_
+		Usage: ${BASH_SOURCE[0]##*/} [OPTIONS]
+
+		Searches for a locally built package corresponding to the PKGBUILD, and
+		downloads the last version of that package from the Pacman repositories.
+		It then compares the list of .so files provided by each version of the
+		package and outputs if there are soname differences for the new package.
+		A directory is also created using mktemp with files containing a file
+		list for both packages and a library list for both packages.
+
+		OPTIONS
+		    -r, --rmdir     Remove the temporary directory
+		    -h, --help      Show this help text
+_EOF_
+}
+
+RMDIR=0
+
+OPT_SHORT='rh'
+OPT_LONG=('rmdir' 'help')
+if ! parseopts "$OPT_SHORT" "${OPT_LONG[@]}" -- "$@"; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+set  -- "${OPTRET[@]}"
+
+while :; do
+    case $1 in
+        -r|--rmdir)
+            RMDIR=1
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        --)
+            shift; break
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
 if [[ ! -f PKGBUILD ]]; then
 	die 'This must be run in the directory of a built package.'
 fi
@@ -33,6 +75,7 @@ if [[ ${arch[0]} == 'any' ]]; then
 fi
 
 STARTDIR=$(pwd)
+(( RMDIR )) && trap 'rm -rf $TEMPDIR' EXIT INT TERM QUIT
 TEMPDIR=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir checkpkg-script.XXXX)
 
 for _pkgname in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
@@ -92,4 +135,4 @@ for _pkgname in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
 	fi
 done
 
-msg "Files saved to %s" "$TEMPDIR"
+(( RMDIR )) || msg "Files saved to %s" "$TEMPDIR"
diff --git a/doc/checkpkg.1.asciidoc b/doc/checkpkg.1.asciidoc
index 96ec645..c51cac4 100644
--- a/doc/checkpkg.1.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/checkpkg.1.asciidoc
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ outputs if there are soname differences for the new package. A directory is
 also created using mktemp with files containing a file list for both packages
 and a library list for both packages.
 
+Options
+-------
+
+*-r, --rmdir*::
+	Remove the temporary directory created to contain the file and library list
+	of both packages.
+
+*-h, --help*::
+	Show a help text
+
 See Also
 --------
 
diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 90a812d..4238fc3 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ else
 		msg2 "Downloading current versions"
 		if pacman --noconfirm -Swdd --logfile /dev/null "${pkgnames[@]}"; then
 			msg2 "Checking packages"
-			sudo -u "$makepkg_user" checkpkg
+			sudo -u "$makepkg_user" checkpkg --rmdir
 		else
 			warning "Skipped checkpkg due to missing packages"
 		fi
diff --git a/zsh_completion.in b/zsh_completion.in
index 45429bd..47719e5 100644
--- a/zsh_completion.in
+++ b/zsh_completion.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#compdef archbuild archco arch-nspawn archrelease commitpkg finddeps makechrootpkg mkarchroot rebuildpkgs extrapkg=commitpkg corepkg=commitpkg testingpkg=commitpkg stagingpkg=commitpkg communitypkg=commitpkg community-testingpkg=commitpkg community-stagingpkg=commitpkg multilibpkg=commitpkg multilib-testingpkg=commitpkg extra-x86_64-build=archbuild testing-x86_64-build=archbuild staging-x86_64-build=archbuild multilib-build=archbuild multilib-testing-build=archbuild multilib-staging-build=archbuild kde-unstable-x86_64-build=archbuild gnome-unstable-x86_64-build=archbuild communityco=archco
+#compdef archbuild archco arch-nspawn archrelease commitpkg finddeps makechrootpkg mkarchroot rebuildpkgs extrapkg=commitpkg corepkg=commitpkg testingpkg=commitpkg stagingpkg=commitpkg communitypkg=commitpkg community-testingpkg=commitpkg community-stagingpkg=commitpkg multilibpkg=commitpkg multilib-testingpkg=commitpkg extra-x86_64-build=archbuild testing-x86_64-build=archbuild staging-x86_64-build=archbuild multilib-build=archbuild multilib-testing-build=archbuild multilib-staging-build=archbuild kde-unstable-x86_64-build=archbuild gnome-unstable-x86_64-build=archbuild communityco=archco checkpkg
 # License: Unspecified
 
 m4_include(lib/valid-tags.sh)
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ _rebuildpkgs_args=(
 	'*:packages:_devtools_completions_all_packages'
 )
 
+_checkpkg_args=(
+	'(-r --rmdir)'{-r,--rmdir}'[Remove the temporary directory]'
+	'(-h --help)'{-h,--help}'[Display usage]'
+)
+
 _devtools_completions_all_packages() {
 	typeset -U packages
 	packages=($(_call_program packages pacman -Sql))