diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcppunit/template b/srcpkgs/libcppunit/template
index da9e9e3c735..926fb1bbfb7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcppunit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcppunit/template
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ libcppunit-examples_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmkdir usr/share/libcppunit
 		vcopy examples usr/share/libcppunit
+		rm -f -- ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples/simple/.libs/simple
 	}
 }