diff --git a/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20220709.ebuild b/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20220709.ebuild
index 1035bafd5..1b299905f 100644
--- a/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20220709.ebuild
+++ b/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20220709.ebuild
@@ -76,3 +76,9 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(use_with fuse libfuse) \
 
 }
+
+src_install() {
+	default
+	# see https://projects.gentoo.org/qa/policy-guide/installed-files.html#pg0303
+	find "${ED}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
+}
diff --git a/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20221102.ebuild b/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20221102.ebuild
index 1035bafd5..1b299905f 100644
--- a/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20221102.ebuild
+++ b/app-forensics/libfsapfs/libfsapfs-20221102.ebuild
@@ -76,3 +76,9 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(use_with fuse libfuse) \
 
 }
+
+src_install() {
+	default
+	# see https://projects.gentoo.org/qa/policy-guide/installed-files.html#pg0303
+	find "${ED}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
+}