diff --git a/libraries/libconfig/libconfig.SlackBuild b/libraries/libconfig/libconfig.SlackBuild
index a2f29bb929..b0d52872d8 100644
--- a/libraries/libconfig/libconfig.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libconfig/libconfig.SlackBuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=libconfig
 VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.2}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ if [ "${EXAMPLES}" = "yes" ]; then
     cp -a examples/c++/*.{cfg,cpp} $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/examples/c++/
 fi
 
+rm -f $PKG/usr/lib*/*.la
+
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc