diff --git a/gnome-desktop3.spec b/gnome-desktop3.spec
index 91c2f89..35ea9f7 100644
--- a/gnome-desktop3.spec
+++ b/gnome-desktop3.spec
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 # stuff we don't want
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.a
 
 %find_lang %{po_package} --all-name --with-gnome