diff --git a/scripts/brp-remove-la-files b/scripts/brp-remove-la-files
index 58c513bf88..b1303c272d 100755
--- a/scripts/brp-remove-la-files
+++ b/scripts/brp-remove-la-files
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ if [ -z "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" ] || [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -type l -name '*.la' 2>/dev/null -print0 |
+  xargs -0 grep --fixed-strings '.la - a libtool library file' --files-with-matches --null |
+  xargs -0 rm --force
+
 find "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -type f -name '*.la' 2>/dev/null -print0 |
   xargs -0 grep --fixed-strings '.la - a libtool library file' --files-with-matches --null |
   xargs -0 rm --force