diff --git a/srcpkgs/popt/template b/srcpkgs/popt/template
index fe5661d753c..edde50bcf88 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/popt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/popt/template
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ popt-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
-		vmove "usr/lib/.a"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/share/man/man3
 	}