diff --git a/packaging/deb/freerdp-nightly/rules b/packaging/deb/freerdp-nightly/rules
index 963cbbf70..c9e0a960a 100755
--- a/packaging/deb/freerdp-nightly/rules
+++ b/packaging/deb/freerdp-nightly/rules
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ override_dh_strip:
 
 override_dh_install:
 	mkdir -p debian/tmp/opt/freerdp-nightly/lib/cmake/
+	rm -rf debian/tmp/opt/freerdp-nightly/lib/freerdp/*.a
 
 	dh_install --fail-missing