diff --git a/libusb.spec b/libusb.spec
index 2df9bf3..5607d74 100644
--- a/libusb.spec
+++ b/libusb.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A library which allows userspace access to USB devices.
 Name: libusb
 Version: 0.1.12
-Release: 3
+Release: 4
 Source0: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/libusb/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0: libusb-0.1.12-libusbconfig.patch
 License: LGPL
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ popd
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %makeinstall
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
 
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -67,10 +68,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/*
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/*.a
-%{_libdir}/*.la
-
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun  1 2006 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> 0.1.12-4
+- remove .la files from libusb-devel (#172643)
+
 * Wed May 30 2006 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> 0.1.12-3
 - use pkg-config calls in libusb-config instead of hardcoded
   defaults to avoid multiarch conflicts (#192714)