diff --git a/recipes/fontconfig/recipe.sh b/recipes/fontconfig/recipe.sh
index 8f29e0fb60be3703710e13b4504613d4fb81ef53..eba97cc83ab420720012fa97af9db4e29a282f78 100755
--- a/recipes/fontconfig/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/fontconfig/recipe.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ function recipe_clean {
 }
 
 function recipe_stage {
-	echo "skipping stage"
 	dest="$(realpath $1)"
 	make DESTDIR="$dest" install
+	rm -f "$dest/lib/"*.la
 	skip=1
 }