diff --git a/libraries/libasr/libasr.SlackBuild b/libraries/libasr/libasr.SlackBuild
index ea504221f0..a169db155b 100644
--- a/libraries/libasr/libasr.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libasr/libasr.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=libasr
 VERSION=${VERSION:-1.0.4}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ mkdir -p                        $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a ChangeLog LICENCE README* $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp    $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild   $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 
+rm -f $PKG/usr/lib*/*.la
+
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc