diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtar/template b/srcpkgs/libtar/template
index 205bf5cac91..75ed96ec086 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtar/template
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ libtar-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
-		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }