diff --git a/srcpkgs/rav1e/template b/srcpkgs/rav1e/template
index 28d403af015..80022e8ede1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rav1e/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rav1e/template
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ rav1e-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		if [ -f "$DESTDIR/usr/lib/librav1e.a" ]; then
+			vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		fi
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/include