diff --git a/projects/tukaani.org/xz/package.yml b/projects/tukaani.org/xz/package.yml
index 2fbc956c..fbf1b879 100644
--- a/projects/tukaani.org/xz/package.yml
+++ b/projects/tukaani.org/xz/package.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ versions:
   github: tukaani-project/xz
 
 build:
-  script: |
-    ./configure $ARGS
-    make --jobs {{ hw.concurrency }} install
+  script:
+    - ./configure $ARGS
+    - make --jobs {{ hw.concurrency }} install
+    - run: find . -name \*.la -print0 | xargs -0 rm
+      working-directory: '{{prefix}}/lib'
   env:
     ARGS:
       - --prefix={{ prefix }}