diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-compat_4.4.36.bb b/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-compat_4.4.36.bb
index ec9f9f4fa3..d5546ce9ba 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-compat_4.4.36.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-compat_4.4.36.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ API = "--enable-obsolete-api"
 do_install:append () {
 	rm -rf ${D}${includedir}
 	rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/pkgconfig
+	rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/libcrypt.so
 	rm -rf ${D}${datadir}
 }
-